FF Landforms 5.7B Set B

The picture below shows a glacier near the top of a mountain range.

Which statement about glaciers is true?

• Glaciers move too slowly to change the surface of the Earth.

• Glaciers created all the rivers that exist on Earth.

• Glaciers can create deep valleys and mountain lakes.

• Glaciers are the main force responsible for creating mountains.

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The sand dunes shown below are located in the Mojave Desert in the western United States.

Which of the following was most responsible for creating these dunes?

• Weathering and erosion caused by strong winds.

• Deposition of sediments after years of heavy rainstorms.

• Weathering of the coastline by ocean waves.

• Weathering and erosion from an ancient river.

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The size and shape of a river delta can change over time.

The size and shape of a delta over time is NOT likely to be changed by –

• the number of fish and other animals living in the river

• the number and size of the tides along the shore

• the amount of sediment carried by the river

• the number and size of ocean waves that reach the shore

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Caves tend to form in limestone landscapes as a result of a similar process to that which forms canyons. Which do limestone landscape caves and canyons have in common?

• They have equal maximum depths.

• They were formed by the action of water on rock.

• They can only form where high winds act on rock.

• They periodically fill in with ice.

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This is a picture of a canyon.

The way this canyon gets wider and deeper over time will be LEAST influenced by –

• the rate of flow of the river at its bottom.

• the speed and direction of wind against its walls.

• the type of rock the canyon walls are made from.

• the number of people and cities nearby

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The table below shows where several landforms could be found.

Which of the following best completes the table?

• On the surface of the ocean

• In a dry, hot desert

• On the top of a glacier

• None of the above

The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.

Scientists study the layers of rocks found in the Grand Canyon to learn about the past. The Grand Canyon was most likely formed through the processes of –

• weathering and erosion

• compaction and cementation

• precipitation and condensation

• deposition and evaporation

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The picture below shows a landslide along a road in California.

Which of the following would most accurately describe the landslide?

• The landslide changed the surface area around the road in minutes.

• It took years before rocks moved from the top of the hill to the road during the landslide

• The rocks and other debris left by the landslide can never be removed.

• All of the above

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Which of the following best describes a glacier?

• A large sheet of moving ice

• A huge wave of water moving across an ocean

• A large crater found in a desert

• A rock made of sediments that have been compacted over time

A traveling scientist in a dry landscape observes a rock formation. The formation is rounded on all sides and includes several holes.

Based on these observations, which conclusion can the scientist reach about how the formation got its current shape?

• Volcanic eruption

• Deposition by a glacier

• Erosion by wind

• Submersion in ocean water

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