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Major Landforms 2.0

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
2.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
3.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
4.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
glacier
c)
bay
d)
canyon
5.
Which landform best describes a deep, narrow valley with steep sides?
a)
Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
Canyon
d)
Hill
6.
Which landform best describes an opening in the surface of the Earth from which lava flows?
a)
Volcano
b)
Canyon
c)
Sink Hole
d)
Pond
7.
Which definition best defines a continental shelf?
a)
The sharp slope at the end of a continent.
b)
An underwater plain.
c)
The ocean floor along the coast covered by shallow water and gradually slopes down.
d)
Mountains completely underneath the ocean.
8.
Which ocean feature is pictured?
a)
Trench
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Seamount
d)
Volcanic Island
9.
Which ocean feature is labeled by the letter B?
a)
Trench
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Seamount
d)
Volcanic Island
10.
Which ocean feature is labeled by the letter G?
a)
Trench
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Seamount
d)
Volcanic Island
11.

What is a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely?

a)

harbor

b)

valley

c)

ocean

d)

river

12.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
canyon
c)
coast
d)
cliff
13.
What is this landform
a)
valley
b)
mountain
c)
hill
d)
glacier
14.
These smooth edged rocks are a result of
a)
deposition by water
b)
wind erosion and weathering
c)
glaciers
d)
water erosion
15.
This canyon is a result of
a)
water erosion
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
16.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
18.
What is weathering?
a)
A type of climate
b)
A transport of sediment
c)
The breakdown of rock
d)
The aging of rock
19.
How does a delta form?
a)
a river slowing down
b)
it's just a river that empties into an ocean or lake
c)
the current of the river speeds up at the mouth causing sediment to wash away
d)
the current of the river slows down causing sediment to deposit
20.
What continues to shape canyons?
a)
fast moving water
b)
slow moving water
c)
rocks weathering
d)
rocks eroding
21.
What does weathering mean?
a)
to move
b)
to settle in a new spot
c)
to break apart
d)
to sit still
22.
What landform is this?
a)
valley
b)
delta
c)
river
d)
canyon
23.
Which of these landforms was made by deposition?
a)
River mouth 
b)
Delta 
c)
Meander 
d)
Canyon 
24.

A low area that of land that serves as a place where water collects as it drains from the surrounding hills or mountains is called a(n)

a)

valley

b)

basin

c)

plateau

d)

atoll

25.

This image shows a

a)

valley

b)

butte

c)

mesa

d)

atoll

26.

What term correctly describes the picture?

a)

river

b)

canal

c)

ocean

d)

sea

27.

The image shows a(n)

a)

plateau

b)

atoll

c)

gulf

d)

bay

28.

The country of the Philippines is basically one large

a)

plateau

b)

atoll

c)

archipelago

d)

bay

29.

The picture shows a(n)

a)

isthmus

b)

escarpment

c)

basin

d)

strait

30.

The image shown is a

a)

butte

b)

mesa

c)

plateau

d)

plain

31.

A narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land is called a (n)

a)

isthmus

b)

bay

c)

strait

d)

tundra

32.

This picture most accurately portrays a(n)

a)

archipelago

b)

tundra

c)

plain

d)

delta

33.

This picture most accurately shows a(n)

a)

bay

b)

harbor

c)

gulf

d)

delta

34.

Smaller than a gulf, it is an inward curved area of land that surrounds a large portion of a lake, sea, or ocean.

a)

atoll

b)

bay

c)

harbor

d)

basin

35.

The eroded cliff along an elevated pieced of land such as a plateau, or mesa is called a(n)

a)

ravine

b)

escarpment

c)

valley

d)

basin

36.

What landform is higher than the surrounding areas and formed due to volcanic eruptions and erosion of the surrounding areas?

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Plateau

d)

Cliff

37.

What type of landform is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides?

a)

Plateau

b)

Cliff

c)

Canyon

d)

Mountain

38.

What type of landform has high, steep slopes of rock found along coasts, mountainous areas, and along rivers?

a)

Cliff

b)

Canyon

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

39.

What type of landform is due to lack of adequate rainfall?

a)

Desert

b)

Dune

c)

Island

d)

Plain

40.

What body of water contains freshwater?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Red Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

41.

What landform creates a natural arch?

a)

Bridge

b)

Sea stack

c)

Cave

d)

Canyon

42.

What landforms create tall columns of rock along a coast?

a)

Sea stack

b)

Cave

c)

Bridge

d)

Cliff

43.

What landform is a hollow space inside a mountain or another elevated landform?

a)

Cave

b)

Canyon

c)

Ridge

d)

Bridge

44.
A row of connected mountains.
a)
plain
b)
basin
c)
mountain range
d)
gulf
45.
flat land with higher elevation than a plain
a)
river system
b)
plateau
c)
canyon
d)
desert
46.
low area surrounded by higher land. 
a)
river system
b)
coastal plain
c)
canyon
d)
basin
47.
a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
a)
desert
b)
plateau
c)
valley
d)
canyon
48.
a river and its tributaries
a)
river system
b)
valley
c)
coastal plain
d)
gulf
49.
part of a sea or ocean that cuts into a mass of land
a)
desert
b)
gulf
c)
river system
d)
coastal plain

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