WED and Landforms

Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?

• A wide valley

• A deep ocean

• A lava flow

• A mountain range

A triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water.

• Landform

• Canyon

• Delta

• Valley

A deep gorge in the surface of Earth formed by the erosion of moving water and sediment.

• Valley

• Delta

• Canyon

• Landform

Hills formed by wind blowing, moving and depositing sand.

• Valley

• Dune

• Delta

• Canyon

The build up of land by the settlement of sediments and soil in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• River

The movement of sediment down a fast-moving river.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• River

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

• Canyon
• Erosion
• Landslide
• Delta

Land surrounded by water on three sides is a...

• mountain
• island
• lake
• peninsula

Low land between hills or mountains is a ...

• bay
• desert
• valley
• plateau

Which best describes the surface of the earth over billions of years?

• High mountains gradually wear down until most of the earth is at sea level

• High mountains stay side by side for billions of years with little change

• Flat surface is gradually pushed up into higher and higher mountains until the earth is covered with mountains

• High mountains gradually wear down as new mountains are continuously being formed, over and over again