Landforms Vocabulary Quiz

What is a delta?

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

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

What is a volcano?

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• A mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface

What is a landslide?

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• Occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land on the slope of a hill

• The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

What is a sand dune?

• The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

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

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

What is a canyon?

• The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

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

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

What is an earthquake?

• The shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

• The breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually, by the force of water, wind, or ice

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

What is erosion?

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• The breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually, by the force of water, wind, or ice

• The movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice

What is a glacier?

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• The movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• A huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year

What is weathering?

• The movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice

• The breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually, by the force of water, wind, or ice

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

What is deposition?

• A hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

• The high walls along a river and the river itself

• The breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually, by the force of water, wind, or ice

• The movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice