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WorksheetsFOSS Landforms Investigation2/3
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A relatively flat highland.
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
plateau
d)
glacier
2.
What is a wall along the banks of a river or other body of water that serves to keep water behind it?
a)
flood
b)
floodway
c)
levee
d)
reserboir
3.
What is this image showing?
a)
Basin
b)
Mesa
c)
Plateau
d)
Isthmus
4.
What is this image showing?
a)
Glacier
b)
Canyon
c)
Mesa
d)
Basin
5.
What is a Delta?
a)
A landform that is made of sediment when a river flows into a larger body of water
b)
A narrow strip of water
c)
A deep narrow valley with steep sides
d)
A constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage
6.
Over time, erosion and weathering can cause canyons to become _____________________.
a)
deeper and narrower
b)
wider and shallower
c)
deeper and wider
d)
shallower and narrower
7.
___________ is the process of wind, water or other factors breaking rock down. This is most likely to happen on the surface of the rock where the rock comes into contact with air and water.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
Rock Cycle
8.
What is deposition?
a)
Pieces of sediment come to rest on a surface
b)
Movement of sediment
c)
Breaking down of sediment
9.
Which river has shaped the Grand Canyon?
a)
Arizona
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
d)
American
10.
fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a stream
a)
Delta
b)
Oxbow
c)
Point Bar
d)
Headwater
11.
loop like bends in a river
a)
waterfalls
b)
flood plains
c)
meanders
d)
oxbow lakes
12.
Deposition is a process that
a)
Dissolves sediment
b)
Breaks down rock to form sediment
c)
Removes sediment from land forms
d)
Drops sediment to form landforms
13.
Where do deltas form?
a)
Desert Areas
b)
At river mouths
c)
On the Banks of Rivers
d)
In Valleys Formed by Glaciers
14.
The area drained by a river is known as...
a)
The confluence
b)
The Hydroloigical Cycle
c)
A drainage basin
d)
The watershed
15.
A curve or bend in a river.
a)
Meander
b)
Aquifer
c)
Oxbow Lake
d)
Spring
16.
_________ is a fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream on land when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
a)
sand bar
b)
delta
c)
alluvial fan
d)
flood plain
17.
A loop like bend in the course of a river.
a)
meander
b)
oxbow lake
c)
alluvial fan
d)
delta
18.
The course or path of a river is called:
a)
A Channel
b)
A Stream
c)
An Ocean
d)
A Creek
19.
A "V" shaped valley eroded by a stream or river.
a)
River Delta
b)
Gully
c)
Ravine
d)
Canyon
20.
the land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood
a)
floodplain
b)
dune
c)
plain
d)
mountain
21.
What does weathering mean?
a)
to move
b)
to settle in a new spot
c)
to break apart
d)
to sit still
22.
What does erosion mean?
a)
to break apart
b)
to settle in new spot
c)
to move
d)
to sit still
23.
The following are agents of erosion EXCEPT...
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
fire
24.
A shape or feature of the Earth's surface.
a)
Mount Rushmore
b)
Levee
c)
Landform
d)
Hydroelectric Dam
25.
The angle or slant of a stream channel or land surface.
a)
Slope
b)
Peak
c)
Bend
d)
Steepness
26.
Rises and falls with little or no warning, usually as a result of heavy rainfall over a small area.
a)
Tides
b)
Waves
c)
Tsunami
d)
Flash flood
27.
The area around a river that is covered by water flowing over the riverbank during a flood.
a)
Flood Zone
b)
Flood Plain
c)
Flood Land
d)
Flood Pants
28.
An embankment along a stream or river that protects it from overflowing. Can be either manmade or natural.
a)
Dirt
b)
Barrier Island
c)
Levee
d)
Dam
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