Landforms Quiz

What are some natural features of the Earth's surface?

• Hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere

• Mountains, plateaus, and mesas

• Buildings, streets, and telephone poles

• Weathering and erosion

How are mountains formed?

• By the erosion of mountains

• By the eruption of magma

• By the accumulation of dirt and debris

• By the collision of large plates

What are the low spaces between mountains called?

• Mesas

• Plateaus

• Valleys

• Buttes

What are plateaus?

• Tall landforms with flat tops

• Small landforms with pointy tops

• Landforms formed by magma

• Landforms formed by erosion

How are plateaus formed?

• By the erosion of mountains

• By the accumulation of dirt and debris

• By the collision of large plates

• By the eruption of magma

What is the world's largest desert?

• Atacama Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Antarctica

What are deserts?

• Landforms that lose more water to air than they get through rain or snow

• Landforms formed by magma

• Tall landforms with flat tops

• Landforms formed by erosion

Where are deltas formed?

• At the mouth of rivers where they meet the ocean

• In the middle of plateaus

• In the middle of deserts

• On top of mountains

How are islands formed?

• By breaking off from a larger piece of land

• By the collision of large plates

• By the accumulation of dirt and debris

• By the erosion of mountains

What surrounds an island?

• Mountains

• Plateaus

• Water

• Deserts