Earth's Landforms - Science 10

This is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them.

• Geology

• Rheology

• Geomorphology

• Petrology

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Which is not a force that shapes the landforms?

• Water

• Ice

• Tectonic Plates

• Sun

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This type of landform is exclusively formed from weathering activities.

• Aeolian landforms

• Erosional landforms

• Fluvial landforms

• Mountainous landforms

It is an erosional landform with a deep ravine between cliffs that was carved by rivers, wind or glacier.

• Butte

• Canyon

• Mesa

• Caves

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It is an aeolian landform with small hills made up of sand.

• Dunes

• Loess

• Mushroom Rock

• Arches

What fluvial landform is characterized by a triangular shape where the estuary meets the sea?

• Meander

• Delta

• Peninsula

• Sea Cliff

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This landform is a result of the geologic uplift of the Earth's Crust and they cover about 45% of Earth's land surface.

• Plain

• Plateau

• Mesa

• Butte

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This type of plain is located at the deepest part of the ocean.

• Coastal Plain

• High Plain

• Low Plain

• Abyssal Plain

If the valley is carved by glaciers, what shape will it form?

• V-shape

• U-shape

• Y-shape

• O-shape

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What landform was derived from the French word of "Hillock"?

• Mesa

• Butte

• Hill

• Plateau