5.1 Introducing Landforms Test

1. .Which of the following is NOT a way in which landforms are shaped?

• a. Landforms are shaped by wind, fire, water, and ice.
• b. Landforms are shaped by animals or people
• c. Landforms are shaped by sun rays melting the land.
• d. Landforms are shaped by underground movements of the Earth

2.Which section from the story tells what type of plants grow and what type of animals are found in a valley?

• a. The Valleys Below
• b. Wide, flat plains
• c. Good for farming
• d. Down in the valley

3. Introducing Landforms is informational text because…

• a. It is the story of a person’s life.
• b. It gives facts about a topic.
• c. It is a made up story with made up characters.
• d. It was told long ago and has a lesson or moral.

4.Which type of landform is good for farming?

• a. Plains
• b.Canyons
• c. Mountains
• d. Coasts

5. Mesas turn into buttes because…

• a. They are too dry and get very little rain causing them to fall apart.
• b. The weather melts them down to smaller pieces.
• c. . Gravity pushes them down to the ground.
• d. Wind blows sand against the sides making them narrow.

6.What can form islands?

• a. Rivers running on the sides of mountains.
• b. Volcanos erupting underwater and becoming tall mountains.
• c. An Oasis forming around sand.
• d. Volcanos being dormant.

7. According to the story, how can a lake be made?

• a. Lakes can form when a puddle grows.
• b. Lakes can form when oceans are too full of water.
• c. . Lakes can form when glaciers melt into large basins.
• d. Lakes can form when a waterfall fills it.

8.What is a group of mountains called?

• a. Mountain Range
• b. High Mountains
• c. Mountain Groups
• d. Mountain Sisters

9.What body of water wears away The Grand Canyon?

• a. Niagara Falls
• b. The Great Lakes
• c. The Pacific Ocean
• d. The Colorado River

10. Which of the following is the main idea of the story?

• a. The earth is made up of many different types of landforms that are constantly changing.
• b. Canyons have interesting shaped rocks called hoodos.
• c. There are many different landforms in our continent.
• d. Coasts can be rocky with cliffs, sandy with beaches, or covered in pebbles.