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WorksheetsLandforms and FL Landforms
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Appalachian Mountains are believed to have been as high as the Himalayas at one time. Which two processes are responsible for the fact that they are now much smaller?
A. deposition and tectonics
B. cementation and tectonics
C. weathering and deposition
D. weathering and erosion
Floods and storm surges can erode the land. Which landform can protect inland areas from floods and storm surges?
deltas
dunes
plateaus
rivers
Sand dunes can have many shapes and sizes. How is a natural sand dune formed?
Windblown sand piles up on an open beach.
Windblown sand is trapped by beach grass or other objects
Sand is washed up on shore from the ocean and forms hills.
Animals push sand into small hills as they burrow along a beach.
Earth's surface is constantly changing and new landforms are constantly taking shape due to natural processes. Which landform is most likely caused by deposition?
caves
deltas
lakes
valleys
One type of lake that can be found in Florida is perfectly round in shape. These lakes are formed when the acid in groundwater dissolves limestone underground, forming a cave. Eventually, the cave roof weakens and collapses, and then the cave fills with water. Which of the following is this type of landform called?
an oxbow lake
an volcanic lake
a glacial lake
a sinkhole lake
Most cities in Florida depend on water stored underground in a water-bearing rock layer called
an aquifer
a cavern
a sinkhole
a wetland
An arrangement of physical features in an area like Florida, characterized by dissolved limestone features like caverns, water-bearing layers, and sinkholes is called
Basic topography
Karst topography
A topographic map
A relief map
All of the following EXCEPT ______________ describe water's movement or storage underground.
water table
infiltration
percolation
runoff
Florida's landforms have NOT been created by which of the following ?
Wind and water depostion
Wind and water erosion
Glacial erosion and deposition
Chemical (carbonic acid) dissolving and depositing rock
Lake Mary and Sanford are a part of which landform region?
the Coastal Plains
the Central Ridge
the Northern Highlands
the Florida Keys
Which is TRUE of Florida's topography?
It has a great deal of relief.
It has many locations with high elevations.
It has many plateaus, mountains and steep valleys
It has many areas with elevations 50 feet or less above sea level.
What type of landform are all of these? The St. Mary's, the St. Johns, the Suwannee, and the Chatahochee?
they are all rivers
they are all our coastline names
they are all lakes
they are all sinkholes
