WorksheetsLandforms and Oceans
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Processes that create landforms
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
ecosystem
d)
abiotic
2.
Processes that destroy landforms
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
abiotic
d)
parasite
3.
Which is not constructive?
a)
landslide
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
weathering
d)
depositon
4.
Processes that break down rock at or near the earth's surface
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
constructive
5.
The movement of sediments and soil by water, wind, ice, and gravity
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
depositon
d)
earthquake
6.
The dropping or depositing of sediments by water, wind, and ice
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
valley
7.
Mass movements of land due to gravity
a)
landslide
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
flood
d)
earthquake
8.
Mountains with openings in Earth's crust through which magma, gases, and ash reach Earth's surface
a)
volcano
b)
flood
c)
mountain
d)
weathering
9.
Seamounts that rise above the surface of the ocean
a)
volcanic island
b)
mountain
c)
earthquake
d)
flood
10.
A break in the earth's surface
a)
fault
b)
fort
c)
volcano
d)
landslide
11.
Vibrations on Earth's surface caused by sudden movement in Earth
a)
earthquake
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
flood
d)
weathering
12.
Huge waves that occur because of underwater earthquakes
a)
tsunami
b)
erosion
c)
flood
d)
Naomi
13.
Occur when a large amount of water covers land that is usually dry
a)
flood
b)
landslide
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
erosion
14.
The part of the continent located under the water
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plains
d)
ocean basin
15.
The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
rift zone
d)
mid-ocean ridge
16.
Underwater volcanic mountains
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
rift zone
c)
continental shelf
d)
trench
17.
Steep-sided canyons and deep narrow valleys in the bottom of the ocean
a)
trench
b)
ocean basin
c)
continental shelf
d)
continental slope
18.
Area on the ocean floor made up of low hills and flat plains
a)
ocean basin
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental shelf
d)
continental slope
19.
Where the land meets the ocean
a)
shoreline
b)
longshore current
c)
tide
d)
barrier island
20.
Shorelines made of sand
a)
beach
b)
estuary
c)
volcano
d)
trench
21.
Currents along the shoreline that move sand from one location to another
a)
longshore currents
b)
tides
c)
tsunami
d)
stream
22.
Islands with sandy beaches
a)
volcanic islands
b)
barrier islands
c)
inlets
d)
estuaries
23.
Protect the mainland from waves
a)
inlet
b)
barrier island
c)
estuary
d)
longshore currents
24.
Water filled spaces between barrier islands
a)
inlet
b)
estuary
c)
longshore current
d)
tides
25.
The repeated movement of water
a)
waves
b)
tides
c)
breaker
d)
crest
26.
The highest point on a wave
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
breaker
d)
tsunami
27.
The lowest point on a wave
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
breaker
d)
wave
28.
Forms as the top of a wave curls over
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
breaker
d)
tsunami
29.
Flowing streams of water that move continually through the ocean in a specific direction
a)
current
b)
wave
c)
trough
d)
tide
30.
These currents are driven from the tropics to higher latitudes
a)
warm surface currents
b)
cold surface currents
c)
ocean waves
d)
high tides
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