WorksheetsCanyons
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which kind of landform is shown?
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
island
d)
volcano
2.
How are canyons created?
a)
children dig them
b)
by weathering and erosion
c)
dogs dig them to put their bones in
d)
oceans make them
3.
How are canyons formed?
a)
rocks rolling down a mountain
b)
Wind blows
c)
humans create them
d)
Flowing rivers cut away at the walls
4.
What forces change the earths surface?
a)
water, wind, and ice
b)
lightening, thunder, wind
c)
thunder, rocks, water
5.
Water washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
6.
What is a slot canyon?
a)
very narrow canyons formed when water rushed through rock
b)
a big river
c)
a big, wide canyon created by glaciers
7.
What is a plateau?
a)
a high, flat area of land
b)
a piece of land surrounded by water
c)
a deep cut area of land with a river at the bottom
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