Landforms Hey!

What are landforms?

• Shapes made by people

• Shapes made out of the Earth by natural elements

• Buildings and streets

• Telephone poles and trees

How are mountains primarily formed?

• By the erosion of existing land

• When large plates of the Earth's surface collide and are forced upwards

• Through the accumulation of dirt and debris at river mouths

• From cooled lava of underwater volcanoes

What is a key characteristic that distinguishes plateaus from mountains?

• Plateaus are formed by magma, while mountains are not

• Plateaus are always smaller than mountains

• Plateaus have flat tops, while mountains tend to have pointy peaks

• Plateaus are found only in deserts

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What is the molten earth that flows from a volcano called?

• Magma

• Ash

• Lava

• Debris

Which of the following is a characteristic of a desert?

• It receives more water through precipitation than it loses to the air

• It is always extremely hot

• It loses more water to the air than it gets through precipitation

• It is always covered in sand dunes