Exploring Earth's Landforms

What is the solid part of the Earth called?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

What process is constantly reshaping our planet's surface?

• Weathering and erosion

• Farming

• Construction

• Building

What are mountains?

• Flat lands

• Bodies of water

• Small hills

• Big hills with steep sides

How are many mountains formed?

• By animals

• When Earth's plates collide

• By rivers

• By the sun

What is a plateau?

• A type of mountain

• A small hill

• A tall landform with a flat top

• A deep valley

How can plateaus be formed?

• By erosion

• By cutting trees

• By building houses

• By painting

What is magma?

• Hot melted liquid Earth

• A kind of animal

• Cold water

• A type of plant

What is a volcano?

• A cold mountain

• A place where magma erupts

• A flat land

• A big city

What is a desert?

• A landform with a lot of water

• A landform that loses more water than it gets

• A big forest

• A large ocean

How can islands form?

• By being dug out

• By being painted

• From the sky

• From cooled lava of underwater volcanoes