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Yr 8 Landforms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A definition of a Mesa is

a)

A very tall mountain

b)

A mesa is a flat-topped mountain or hill.

c)

A mesa is a valley like landform

d)

A curve in a river

2.

A cirque is

a)

is a large boulder

b)

is a rock platform

c)

is a round hole in a rock

d)

is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion

3.

The largest sand dune in Australia is found in which state?

a)

NSW

b)

Queensland

c)

Victoria

d)

Western Australia

4.

An oxbow lake, an isolated pond left behind after a river changes course is also called;

a)

lake

b)

oasis

c)

billabong

d)

estuary

5.

An opening in the ground connected to a cave or other opening that is exposed to strong waves, creating water pressure to produce fountains of water escaping upward through the hole.

a)

blowhole

b)

blow-wave

c)

blown down

d)

blow land

6.

What is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts?

a)

Sandwich

b)

sand spit

c)

sandy peak

d)

sand dune

7.

Which picture is a sink hole?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which way does a stalagmite grow?

a)

from the ground upwards

b)

from the ceiling downwards

9.

Which way does a stalactite grow?

a)

from the ceiling downwards

b)

from the ground upwards

10.

What is the main mineral in a stalactite or stalagmite?

a)

calcite or calcium carbonate

b)

androsite

c)

revonite

d)

calcium oxide

11.

Uluru is composed of what type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

lava

12.

A levee is a

a)

natural embankments which are formed when a river freezes

b)

natural embankments which are formed when a river dries up

c)

natural embankments which are formed when a river changes course

d)

natural embankments which are formed when a river floods