WorksheetsLandforms 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A small stream or other source of flowing water cannot form a canyon?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Deposited material at the end of a river is called?
a)
landform
b)
delta
c)
canyon
3.
Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A natural land feature on Earth's surface is called
a)
landform
b)
delta
c)
canyon
5.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Waves dropping sand on the beach is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
10.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
11.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
12.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
13.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
14.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
15.
What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
Waves
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Wind
16.
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Crop Rotation
17.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features.
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
c)
washing away beaches.
d)
moving topsoil.
18.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
19.
A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
20.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place.
b)
makes the rocks last longer.
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks.
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides.
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