WorksheetsLandform Test Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The most common rock in the oceanic crust
basalt
granite
quartz
marble
The most common rock in continental crust
basalt
granite
marble
slate
The Grand Canyon was formed by
river erosion
glacier erosion
wind erosion
wave erosion
The theory that explains the shape of the continents and their locations
Sediment Location Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
Plate Movement Theory
Crust Tectonic Theory
Plates that move into each other, pushing both upwards
diverging
transversal
converging
subducting
plates that move away from each other in opposite directions
converging
diverging
transversal
subducting
Plates that move into each other, one goes up, one goes down and melts
converging
diverging
transversal
subducting
erosion is
the weathering and transporting of rock
the depositing of rock material
the breaking of rock
the carrying of rock
weathering is
the carrying of rock material
the breaking of rock material
the dropping off of rock material
An example of chemical weathering is
tree roots break rock
gravity pulls rock
glaciers cut rock
salt burns rock
Glaciers cutting rock off of mountains is an example of which type of weathering:
chemical
physical
transport is
the breaking of rock
the carrying away of rock material
the dropping off of rock material
the breaking of rock and carrying away of the material
What is the innermost layer of Earth called?
crust
mantle
core
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of the plates?
crust
mantle
core
Which layer of Earth do we live on?
crust
mantle
core
deposition is
the carrying of sediment
the dropping off of sediment
the breaking of rock
the breaking and carrying of sediment
The place where plates meet, causing changes to landforms
plate edges
plate boundaries
plate zones
plate ends
a raised, level area at least 40 miles long
plateau
mesa
mountain
hill
A raised area with sloped sides at least 1,000 feet above sea level
plateau
hill
mountain
butte
A really small, eroded piece of butte that is all that remains after wind erosion
mesa
plateau
butte
hoodoo
an area of land and water that is formed when a river meets an ocean
delta
estuary
marsh
bog
plateau
hoodoo
river valley
mesa
Which type of erosion caused this damage?
wind erosion
water erosion
ice erosion
gravity erosion
Which type of erosion caused this damage?
water
wind
ice
gravity
What usually forms at plate boundaries?
volcanoes
sinkholes
tornadoes
landslides
Which type of island is this?
volcanic island
barrier island
regular island
atoll
Which type of island is this?
volcanic island
barrier island
regular island
atoll
