Landforms and Landscapes

Consolidated rock found under soil and loose rock is called

• bedrock

• sediment

• lithosphere

• regolith

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer is MOST resistant to weathering and erosion?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A ___ climate would have more physical weathering.

• warm

• cold

• dry

A ___ climate would have more chemical weathering.

• warm

• cold

• dry

A ___ climate would have little or no weathering.

• warm

• cold

• dry

An arid landscape like the one on the right has which characteristics? (pick TWO)

• Thick Soil

• Thin Soil

• Steep Cliffs

• Rounded Hills

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This landform is found in deserts and is wider than it is tall. What is it called?

• Mesa

• Arete

• Levee

• Spit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This landform is formed from glaciers when they scrape the bottom and the sides of the landscape.

• U-shaped Valley

• V-shaped Valley

• Moraine

• Drumlin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This landform is formed from glaciers when bulldoze the sediment into a pile.

• U-shaped Valley

• Sandbar

• Moraine

• Drumlin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This landform is formed from a river when the water erodes the landscape below the river, but not on the sides.

• U-shaped Valley

• V-shaped Valley

• Meander

• Floodplain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2