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WorksheetsEarths physical features
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If you fell off of this steep, vertical edge of a mountain you would probably die
a)
cliff
b)
plateau
c)
oasis
d)
delta
2.
What's the name for low land between hills or mountains?
a)
valley
b)
flood plain
c)
canyon
d)
plateau
3.
A chunk of land that is totally surrounded by water is a(an) __________.
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
plateau
d)
cliff
4.
This land mass is so large, the higher you climb the colder it gets
a)
mountain
b)
plateau
c)
plain
d)
glacier
5.
We had to take two ferries to get here because this land mass is surrounded by water .
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
plateau
d)
oasis
6.
a large, flat, raised area of land
a)
plateau
b)
plain
c)
tributary
d)
mountain
7.
a narrow landbridge that connects two bigger pieces of land.
a)
isthmus
b)
strait
c)
plateau
d)
tributary
8.
A land form that juts out from a larger body of land and is almost entirely surrounded by water.
a)
island
b)
lake
c)
peninsula
d)
isthmus
9.
a large level area of land with few trees good land for farming or raising cattle.
a)
plateau
b)
plain
c)
island
d)
dune
10.
A lowland area between hills, mountains, or higher lands. This is often long and narrow with a river flowing on the bottom.
a)
valley
b)
cliff
c)
plateau
d)
plain
11.
the fertile triangle shaped area at a river's mouth, formed of mud and sand deposited by the flowing water
a)
delta
b)
river
c)
dune
d)
tributary
12.
A man-made lake, usually behind a dam, with a primary purpose of storing water for use later in the year.
a)
ocean
b)
oasis
c)
reservoir
d)
tributary
13.
a sheltered place along a coast where ships can safely anchor or dock.
a)
harbor
b)
oasis
c)
gulf
d)
lake
14.
A large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land.
a)
ocean
b)
gulf
c)
peninsula
d)
tributary
15.
This waterway could be too narrow for the large ship to pass from one body of water to the other.
a)
strait
b)
isthmus
c)
harbor
d)
reservoir
16.
If you look at a picture from space, you would see that most of earth is covered with this
a)
ocean
b)
desert
c)
lakes
d)
plains
17.
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean. Sometimes these can cause a flood
a)
river
b)
tributary
c)
lake
d)
strait
18.
a body of water that has land all around it
a)
river
b)
reservoir
c)
lake
d)
gulf
19.
smaller rivers that feed into a larger river
a)
tributary
b)
strait
c)
valley
d)
stream
20.
Example of this landform are the Greek Islands and the Hawaiian Islands
a)
archipelago
b)
plateau
c)
tributary
d)
dune
21.
A mound that forms when windblown sediments pile up.
a)
dune
b)
island
c)
hill
d)
plateau
22.
When we are traveling in a desert, we can only find water in this place.
a)
oasis
b)
dune
c)
reservoir
d)
gulf
23.
What is this physical feature?
a)
Archipelago
b)
Canyon
c)
Lake
d)
Peninsula
24.
What is this physical feature?
a)
Plateau
b)
Mountain Range
c)
Canyon
d)
Hill
25.
what is this a picture of?
a)
lake
b)
mountain
c)
ocean
d)
peninsula
26.
What is this picture of?
a)
valley
b)
ocean
c)
lake
d)
peninsula
27.
What is this a picture of?
a)
ocean
b)
peninsula
c)
desert
d)
mountain
28.
What's a large area of flat or gently rolling land?
a)
Plain
b)
Basin
c)
Canyon
d)
Valley
29.
What's a plain at the mouth of a river, and usually triangular shaped?
a)
Delta
b)
Tributary
c)
Isthmus
d)
Archipelago
30.
What is a group of islands?
a)
Delta
b)
Tributary
c)
Isthmus
d)
Archipelago
31.
What's a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water?
a)
Delta
b)
Tributary
c)
Isthmus
d)
Strait
32.
What's a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land?
a)
Delta
b)
Tributary
c)
Isthmus
d)
Archipelago
33.
What's a landform that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above surrounding land?
a)
Hill
b)
Plateau
c)
Mountain
d)
Glacier
34.
What's an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land?
a)
Tributary
b)
Channel
c)
Strait
d)
Gulf
35.
What's a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Strait
c)
Bay
d)
Gulf
36.
Peninsula
a)
Area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to land on one side.
b)
Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.
37.
Island
a)
A high uplifted earth formation with steep slopes.
b)
Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.
38.
Valley
a)
A triangle shaped formation of land created where a river flows into another body of water.
b)
A low-lying area of land formed by a stream or river. It is bordered on both sides by higher lands.
39.
Mountain
a)
A high uplifted earth formation with steep slopes.
b)
A steep, walled valley that has been eroded by a river or stream.
40.
Delta
a)
A triangle shaped formation of land created where a river flows into another body of water.
b)
Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.
41.
Materials found on Earth that people need and value_______.
a)
Goid
b)
Physical features
c)
Water
d)
Resources
42.
Features on Earth 's surface, such as mountains and rivers------.
a)
Archaeology
b)
Culture
c)
Religion
d)
Physical features
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