Landforms Quiz

What is a landform?

• A specific feature on the surface of the Earth

• A type of cloud formation

• A type of rock formation

• A type of animal habitat

What is an alluvial fan?

• A type of ocean current

• A type of mountain range

• A type of desert formation

• A fan-shaped mass of alluvium formed as the flow of a river slows down

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What are fossils?

• Types of oceanic formations

• Types of volcanic rocks

• Types of sedimentary rocks

• Remains of things that once lived on Earth

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What are plateaus?

• Low-lying areas between mountain ranges

• Huge bodies of water surrounded by land

• Steep-sided landforms with ridges

• Flat areas situated higher than the land around them

What are islands?

• Flat areas situated higher than the land around them

• Huge bodies of water surrounded by land

• Pieces of land surrounded by water

• Low-lying areas between mountain ranges

What are oceans?

• The largest bodies of water in the world

• Long bodies of water that flow through land

• Flat areas situated higher than the land around them

• Low-lying areas between mountain ranges

What are coasts?

• Low-lying areas between mountain ranges

• Flat areas situated higher than the land around them

• Long bodies of water that flow through land

• Where the ocean touches the land

What are deserts?

• Hot, dry places that get very little rain

• Bodies of water surrounded by land

• Flat areas situated higher than the land around them

• Long bodies of water that flow through land

What are rivers?

• Huge bodies of water surrounded by land

• Flat areas situated higher than the land around them

• Long bodies of water that flow through land

• Low-lying areas between mountain ranges

What is the longest river in the world?

• The Yangtze River

• The Nile River

• The Amazon River

• The Mississippi River