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Science Boot Camp - WED Creating Landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.
How does a delta form?
a)
a river slowing down
b)
it's just a river that empties into an ocean or lake
c)
the current of the river speeds up at the mouth causing sediment to wash away
d)
the current of the river slows down causing sediment to deposit
3.
What continues to shape canyons?
a)
fast moving water
b)
slow moving water
c)
rocks weathering
d)
rocks eroding
4.

What formation results when a river deposits sediment and it slows down as it enters a large body of water?

a)

dune

b)

canyon

c)

delta

d)

bay

5.
Canyons are created by what process?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
6.

What is a mound of sand that was formed and moves by action of wind?

a)

beach

b)

coastline

c)

delta

d)

dune

7.

As a river moves across land, it transports and deposits sediment. Which of the following are mainly responsible for the transport of sediment in rivers?

a)

ice and wind

b)

ice and gravity

c)

water and wind

d)

water and gravity

8.

Freeport, Texas, is built on a growing delta at the mouth of the Brazos River. The land on which Freeport is built continues to grow because the Brazos River –

a)

deposits new material on the delta

b)

removes sediments from the delta

c)

moves farther away from the delta

d)

receives fresh water from the delta

9.

This landform was formed by

a)

ice erosion (from a glacier)

b)

water erosion

c)

wind erosion

d)

weathering

10.
How does a valley form?
a)
by a river flowing in between mountains
b)
it just appears
c)
by mountains separating
d)
by volcanoes erupting
11.
What process created this cool rock?
a)
A volcanic eruption
b)
A flood
c)
Wind
d)
Water
12.
What process created this V-shaped valley?
a)
Erosion due to a river
b)
Erosion due to a glacier
c)
Weathering due to a river
d)
Weathering due to wind
13.

The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

a)

coastal erosion

b)

a delta

c)

a plateau

d)

sand dunes

14.
What is necessary for sand dunes to form?
a)
a loose sand and strong wind
b)
pressure in the Earth
c)
ice glaciers
15.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
16.

Many processes help to shape Earth’s surface. Starting with a rock, in what order would you expect the following Earth processes to occur?

a)

deposition, eruption, weathering

b)

erosion, weathering, deposition

c)

eruption, erosion, weathering

d)

weathering, erosion, deposition

17.

Earth’s surface has many different landforms. Look at the illustration.

Which number indicates a dune?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

The erosion in this picture is from __.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

glaciers

d)

chemicals

19.

The reason there is an arch in this rock is because __.

a)

the water wore away soft rock first

b)

a glacier rubbed against that part

c)

there were tree roots growing there that broke the rock away

d)

the water can't reach the rest of the rocks

20.
Sea Arches are a result of
a)
wind weathering
b)
water erosion
c)
deposition of sediment