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major landforms of the earth

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ are suitable for agriculture, settlement and transportation.

a)

Plains

b)

Plateaus

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

2.

The Chhotanagpur Plateau is an example of ____ plateau.

a)

Intermontane

b)

Continental

c)

Piedmont

d)

Volcanic

3.

Example of an erosional plain is ________.

a)

Northern Plains of India

b)

Russian Platform

c)

West Siberian

d)

Yangtze Basin

4.

Which of the following is not an agent of erosion and deposition?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Glaciers

c)

Running water

d)

Wind

5.

Which of the following is not a mountain?

a)

Rockies

b)

Alps

c)

Andes

d)

Prairies

6.

Name the type of mountain that is formed by the process shown in the picture.

a)

Volcanic Mountains

b)

Block Mountains

c)

Fold Mountains

d)

Residual Mountains

7.

How is the mountain in the picture formed?

a)

accumulation of magma, ash and cinder

b)

formation of cracks and fissures

c)

when land between two fault lines subsides

d)

wrapping of Earth's crust

8.

_______ plains are formed in those areas where the rock layers are aligned almost horizontally.

a)

Erosional

b)

Structural

c)

Agricultural

d)

Depositional

9.

What is Lithos in lithosphere?

a)

Stone

b)

Vapour

c)

Life

d)

Water

10.

The gaseous layers that surround the earth, is

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

11.

The large landmasses are known as the

a)

Continents

b)

Oceans

c)

Sea water

12.

Which is highest mountain peak in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Dehradun peaks

c)

Kanchanjhanga

d)

Pacific Ocean

13.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Australia

14.

Which is smallest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

15.

Which continent is larger?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

16.

Which is the largest Ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

17.

Which Continent are in the South?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

North America

18.

Which is the blue planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

19.

The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is

a)

The Andes

b)

The Ural

c)

The Himalayas

20.

The _____________ Ocean is named after a country.

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

21.

Which of the following is not a type of mountain

a)

Box mountain

b)

Fold mountain

c)

Block mountain

d)

Volcanic mountain

22.

What is essential for the formation of Fold mountains?

a)

The tectonic plates need to have a volcanic eruption

b)

Horst and Graben should be formed

c)

Tectonic plates collide at edges to lift the crust

d)

None of the options are correct

23.

What is essential for the formation of Block mountains?

a)

Volcanic eruptions

b)

Formation of anticline and syncline

c)

Formation of horst and graben

d)

All options are correct

24.

There is only one type of fold mountain

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Anticline consists the oldest rock in the centre

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Syncline is U-shaped and consists the newest rock in the centre

a)

True

b)

False

27.

In a block mountain the Horst forms the mountain

a)

True

b)

False

28.

In a block mountain the graben forms the valley

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The top of a mountain is called the

a)

base

b)

summit

c)

syncline

30.

Mountain must be at least over __________ metres.

a)

600

b)

400

c)

1000

31.

Which one of the following is an example of a young fold mountain?

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Fujiyama

c)

Himalayas

32.

What is the term used to describe mountains that have been worn down by weathering?

a)

volcanoes

b)

peneplains

c)

synclines

33.

Huge slabs of rock that move in relation to each other are called__________

a)

tectonic plates

b)

collision plates

c)

compression plates