Landforms & Bodies of Water Quiz

Which of the following can create islands?

• plateaus

• valleys

• rivers

• 
  volcanoes

A bay is surrounded by land on ________ side(s).

• all

• three

• zero

Choose the landform or body of water that the arrow is pointing to.

• bay

• strait

• peninsula

• valley

Choose the landform or body of water that the arrow is pointing to.

• bay

• lake

• strait

• 
  island

Which of the following images shows an arrow pointing to a plateau?

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Which of the following is an example of erosion?

• someone climbing to the peak of a mountain

• a volcano erupting and forming an island

• 
  a river carrying away rock and creating a valley

• farmers growing crops on plains

Which of the following landforms is much lower than the surrounding land?

• plateau

• hill

• canyon

• butte

The Strait of Gibraltar ________.

• 
  

• connects two larger bodies of water

• is a body of water surrounded by land on all sides

• 
  is a giant mass of ice that moves slowly

• can form a lake when it melts

Order the following landforms from lowest to highest landform.

• mountain, valley, hill

• valley, mountain, hill

• valley, hill, mountain

• mountain, hill, valley

What is a coast?

• a steep, high landform with a flat top

• 
  land that’s surrounded by water on all sides

• a large natural stream of flowing water

• the area where the land meets the ocean or large body of water