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WorksheetsLandforms, Hey!
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Weathering and erosion by wind and water are constantly reshaping Earth's solid _____
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
2.
Really big hills, with steep sides that stretch way above the Earth's surface are called _____
a)
mole hills
b)
valleys
c)
mountains
d)
plateaus
3.
The pieces of the Earth's surface that collide and are forced upwards are called _____
a)
bowls
b)
plates
c)
saucers
d)
tables
4.
The low spaces in between mountains are called _____
a)
plains
b)
rivers
c)
ridges
d)
valleys
5.
The pointy tops of mountains are called _____
a)
peaks
b)
caps
c)
plateaus
d)
valleys
6.
In general, tall landforms that have flat tops are called _____
a)
plateaus
b)
mesas
c)
buttes
d)
mountains
7.
Medium sized plateaus are called _____ which is the Spanish word for table
a)
volcanoes
b)
mesas
c)
buttes
d)
mountains
8.
Really hot melted liquid earth below the surface is called _____
a)
a volcanoe
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
a plate
9.
A mountain through which molten earth, called lava, can flow is called _____
a)
a volcano
b)
magma
c)
a plateau
d)
a plate
10.
Landforms that lose more water to air than they get through precipitation are called _____
a)
mountains
b)
valleys
c)
plateaus
d)
deserts
11.
The world's largest desert is _____
a)
the Kalahari Desert in Africa
b)
the Gobi Desert in Asia
c)
the Sahara Desert in Africa
d)
the Arabian Desert in Asia
12.
Which landforms are found at the mouth, or end, of rivers where they meet the ocean?
a)
islands
b)
deltas
c)
plateaus
d)
deserts
13.
A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides is called _____
a)
an island
b)
a delta
c)
a plateau
d)
a mesa
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