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WorksheetsLandforms Chapter 3 2016
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When wind blows sand and soil to different places what happens?
a)
erosion
b)
volcanoes
c)
gravity
d)
rain
2.
Which landform is formed from a glacier being pulled down by gravity?
a)
mountain
b)
river delta
c)
valley
d)
rivers
3.
How is a volcano destructive?
a)
shake land too much
b)
flood farm land
c)
forms a beach
d)
ruin farmland and homes
4.
How can a volcano be constructive?
a)
forms new islands and land
b)
forms rivers
c)
forms deltas
d)
causes gravity
5.
A rock is really large to begin with but over time it becomes sand particles because of what factors?
a)
gravity
b)
heat and pressure
c)
weathering and erosion
d)
wind and deposition
6.
Rainfall causes ....
a)
flooding, landslides and volcanoes
b)
soil erosion, landslides and flooding
c)
earthquakes, gravity and soil erosion
d)
landslides, flooding and gravity
7.
Why does an earthquake and volcanic eruptions have to happen in specific locations?
a)
uneven ground
b)
where an avalanche has happened
c)
lots of rocky ground
d)
where plates meet or near a fault
8.
How is it possible that a rock from the Smokey mountains could become part of a delta in Texas?
a)
over time rocks erode into small pebbles.
b)
erosion and deposition moves rocks to new places
c)
A lot of rain moves rocks from one place to another.
d)
This could not happen.
9.
What is shown in this landform drawing?
a)
sand that is being deposited by wind.
b)
sand that was left in a pile.
c)
sand that was blown out of a volcano.
d)
a flooded piece of land.
10.
Which of these would not have erosion caused by ocean waves?
a)
a beach with sand
b)
a beach with large rocks on the shore.
c)
a beach with a lot of pebbles on the shore
d)
a salt marsh on the shore.
11.
Why do engineers and scientists use models to show how the earth's land forms are changed or destroyed?
a)
They cannot study them in real life.
b)
The actual landforms are too small to study.
c)
They can study how things may be destroyed without really destroying them.
d)
They can practice destroying the landforms before they destroy the.
12.
What is the main force that causes deposition?
a)
weathering
b)
tornadoes
c)
gravity
d)
flooding
13.
What forms a U shaped valley?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
deposition
d)
glaciers
14.
Which of these would be the cause of an avalanche?
a)
heavy rainfall
b)
explosion
c)
rivers
d)
wind
15.
Which of the following would prevent erosion?
a)
very little rainfall
b)
cutting down trees
c)
rainfall
d)
planting trees
16.
The surface of the Earth is made of ______________.
a)
lava
b)
dirt
c)
grass
d)
plates
17.
What happens when two plates collide?
a)
earthquake
b)
hurricane
c)
flood
d)
a new continent is formed
18.
What are the three types of water the have the most effect on Earth's surface?
a)
oceans, waves and tides
b)
oceans, rivers and lakes
c)
rivers, glaciers, and rain
d)
rain ocean and lakes
19.
How is a landslide different from an avalanche?
a)
An avalanche happens on a mountain or hillside.
b)
A landslide can cause damage to homes.
c)
An avalanche is caused by gravity.
d)
An avalanche is made of snow and a landslide is made of mud and dirt.
20.
What makes a river form?
a)
The wind blows the water in a certain direction.
b)
Rivers are formed when a lake grows larger
c)
Streams flow downhill and combine to form a river
d)
Rivers are formed when glaciers melt.
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