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Land and Water

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plains are never found along coastlines.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Continents are a type of landform surrounded by water

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Dead Sea is a freshwater sea.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Earth’s oceans are actually connected and form one global ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Acid rain can damage Earth’s environment.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What does elevation describe?

a)

how far above sea level a landform or location is

b)

how deep an ocean is

c)

how many square miles of land a country has

d)

how much erosion has occurred

7.

What is the name for a long, narrow, steep-sided cut in the ground or on the ocean floor?

a)

a continental shelf

b)

a ridge

c)

the Continental Divide

d)

a trench

8.

What percentage of Earth’s water is salt water?

a)

45

b)

52

c)

83

d)

97

9.

By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor?

a)

Condensation

b)

Erosion

c)

Evaporation

d)

Weathering

10.

What is the name given to the regular movement of water?

a)

Water cycle

b)

Condensation

c)

Rainfall

d)

Water supply

11.

A flat area that rises above the surrounding land

a)

Plateau

b)

Plain

c)

Isthmus

d)

Continental shelf

12.

A large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll

a)

Plateau

b)

Plain

c)

Isthmus

d)

Continental shelf

13.

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

a)

Plateau

b)

Plain

c)

Isthmus

d)

Continental shelf

14.

The part of a continent that extends into the ocean, then drops off sharply

a)

Plateau

b)

Isthmus

c)

Trench

d)

Continental shelf

15.

A long, narrow, steep-sided cut on the ocean floor

a)

Plateau

b)

Isthmus

c)

Trench

d)

Continental shelf

16.

An area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river

a)

Isthmus

b)

Delta

c)

Trench

d)

Plain

17.

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

a)

Water cycle

b)

Desalinization

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

18.

The change of water vapor to a liquid or solid state

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Desalinization

d)

Acid rain

19.

The change of liquid water to water vapor

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Desalinization

d)

Water cycle

20.

The water contained inside Earth’s crust

a)

Delta

b)

Condensation

c)

Groundwater

d)

Acid rain