Earth’s Landforms Vocabulary Quiz

What is an area of land that forms a peak at a high elevation?

• Mountain

• Canyon

• Ocean

• Soil

What is the process by which sediment or material falls upon a surface?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Oxidation

What is the part of Earth which is composed mostly of rocks; crust and outer mantle?

• Plateau

• Lithosphere

• Ecosystem

• Delta

What is a large body of water flowing through land on either side?

• Dune

• Cave

• Glacier

• River

What is a large natural structure on Earth's surface?

• Landform

• Valley

• Groundwater

• Sinkhole

What is a force that exists between any two objects that have mass?

• Oxidation

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Gravity

What is a low area of land between two higher areas often formed by water?

• Valley

• Delta

• Plateau

• Glacier

What is a large sheet of ice or snow that moves slowly on Earth's surface?

• Glacier

• Erosion

• Dune

• Canyon

What is a chemical reaction in which oxygen combines with another substance?

• Oxidation

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What is a deep valley carved by flowing water?

• Mountain

• Canyon

• Soil

• Deposition