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Landforms and Oceans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the fast process created when the ground shakes and causes damage to the Earth's surface?
a)
earthquake
b)
tsunami
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
2.
What is an opening in Earth's crust from which lava flows?
a)
hole
b)
lake
c)
volcano
3.
What is the fast process that is created when a lot of rainfall causes rivers and streams to overflow?
a)
watershed
b)
rain
c)
flood
4.
What are areas with fresh water surrounded by land?
a)
oceans
b)
lakes and ponds
c)
tributary
5.
What is a deep valley with very steep sides?
a)
canyon
b)
mountain
c)
delta
6.
What is the slow process where soil and sand are put down in new places?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
7.
What is the slow process that carries soil, rock, and sand to new places?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
landslide
8.
What is the slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
9.
What are the huge sheets of ice found in the mountains that cover land?
a)
icicles
b)
cubes
c)
glaciers
10.
What are the large bodies of fresh water that usually empty into a sea or ocean?
a)
rivers
b)
streams
c)
lakes