Landforms Quiz

You find a bunch a round and smooth pebbles on the bank of river. What process most likely shaped these pebbles?

• The shape of the pebbles is a result of glacial deposition

• The shape of the pebbles is a result of changes in air pressure

• The shape of the pebbles is a result of abrasion from tumbling in the river

• The shape of the pebbles is a result of repeated freezing and thawing

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How can wind affect a rock's appearance ?

• wind can chemically change a rock's composition

• wind can quickly break rock into different rock types

• wind has to interact with water to change a rock's appearance

• wind can slowly break down rock into smaller pieces

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The Mississippi River delta was primarily created by

• sediments deposited at the mouth of the river

• rocks being chemically weathered by the river water

• repeated freezing and thawing of rocks along the river

• erosion of sediments by the excessive winds nearby

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Lots of sand has been removed from our area beaches recently. This is primarily caused by

• High winds depositing sand up on the dunes

• sea turtles moving the sand out to sea as they dig their nests

• erosion of the sand from the heavy waves

• chemical weathering from the weak acids in the ocean water

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What happens to rock formations in cold areas that undergo repeated freezing and thawing cycle of water?

• Erosion occurs which is a type of chemical weathering

• Abrasion occurs which is a type of mechanical weathering

• Ice wedging occurs which is a type of mechanical weathering

• Sinkholes form which are a type of chemical weathering process

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When the limestone bedrock under the surface of Florida gets weathered by acidic groundwater, the surface can collapse and form which of the following?

• a sinkhole

• a dune

• a barrier island

• a beach

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Singer Island is a strip of land off the coast and separated from the mainland of West Palm Beach. What is this landform called?

• a cirque

• a morraine

• a ridge

• a barrier island

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The St. John's River is the longest river in Florida. It flows north from around Orlando to Jacksonville. As it empties into the Atlantic Ocean it deposits sediment at the mouth of the river. This sediment builds up to form a flat, triangular shaped landform called:

• a barrier island

• a delta

• a dune

• an archipelago

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Which of the following are most likely caused by chemical weathering?

• beach sand deposited offshore to form a sandbar

• u shaped valleys formed in a mountain range

• unrecognizable writing on an old gravestone

• a sidewalk being cracked by a nearby tree roots

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Which of the following is a land feature common in the state of Florida?

• mountains

• canyons

• coastline

• moraines