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WorksheetsLandforms & National Parks
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A ______________ is a natural shape or physical feature on Earth's surface.
Mountain
Landform
Volcano
Hill
Weathering and _________________, the processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away, has caused the landform in the picture.
Wind
Earthquakes
Plate tectonics
Erosion
What is this landform?
Plains
Canyon
Mesa
Delta
What is this landform?
Plains
Canyon
Plateau
Delta
What is the name of the first US National Park (pictured here)?
Mount Rainier National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellowstone National Park
True or False? National Parks are public land, meaning they belong to all of us.
True
False
Which of the following can you find at National Parks?
Wildlife
Rock and mineral formations
Landforms
All of these
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of National Parks?
They make a lot of money for the owners.
They protect endangered animals.
They protect natural resources.
They protect the Earth's natural beauty.
Volcanoes can be _________________.
Active
Dormant
Extinct
All of these choices.
What is this landform?
Plateau
Peninsula
Plains
Planes
How can plateaus be formed?
Erosion (water or wind)
Lava flows
Over millions of years
All of these choices.
___________________ islands are created by active volcanoes under the ocean.
Continental
Oceanic
Peak
Newfangled
What is this landform?
Peninsula
Island
Delta
River
Which president established the first National Parks in the United States?
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
True or False? All Americans agree that National Parks should be protected from damage and use by humans.
True
False
Which system (or sphere) of the Earth is made of rocks, minerals, and landforms?
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Running water over a rock is an example of _____________________.
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosion
A river
________________________ involves changes that some substances, like oxygen or acids, can cause in the surface of a rock.
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosion
Rock formations
The landform shown in the picture is land with water surrounding it on three sides. It is the opposite of a bay.
Ocean
River
Peninsula
Island
The study of weather, natural resources, and landforms is part of the field of ____________ science.
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Biology
