Landform Quiz

What is a lake?

• a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

• a large body of salt water

• land that borders a sea or ocean

• a body of water surrounded by land

What is a valley?

• a very high piece of land

• land that has water all around it

• an area of flat land

• low land between mountains or hills

What is an island?

• land that borders the sea or ocean

• land that has water all around it

• land with water touching 3 sides

• a body of water surrounded by land

What is a plain?

• land that borders the sea or ocean

• low land between mountains or hills

• an area of flat land

• land with water touching 3 sides

What is a mountain?

• a very high piece of land

• an area of flat land

• low land between mountains or hills

• land that borders the sea or ocean

This landform is formed by

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• deposition

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments.

• Canyon
• Erosion
• Landslide
• Delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A deep valley with steep sides eroded by a river.

• mountains
• hills
• canyon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The sudden movement downhill of rock and soil.

• landslide
• volcano
• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto Earth's surface.

• river
• earthquake
• lava