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Landforms quiz

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Point of land that extends into a body of water

a)

Cape

b)

Delta

c)

Bay

d)

River

2.

Landform with high elevation ( More than 1,000 ft. ) With a pointed top

a)

Mesa

b)

Mountain Ranges

c)

Mountain

d)

Delta

3.

Huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land or down a valley

a)

Tributary

b)

Glacier

c)

Swamp

d)

Island

4.

Deposit of sand, silt ( soil ), and pebbles that form at the mouth of a river

a)

Delta

b)

Cape

c)

Isthmus

d)

Island

5.

Low, wet area that is soggy year round where grass and some trees grow

a)

Tributary

b)

Island

c)

Delta

d)

Swamp

6.

Usually smaller than a gulf, part of an ocean that extends into land

a)

Harbor

b)

Bay

c)

Desert

d)

Mesa

7.

Very small stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

a)

Glacier

b)

Cape

c)

Isthmus

d)

Tributary

8.

Large flat topped mountain or hill with very steep, sloping sides

a)

Mountain

b)

Mesa

c)

Mountain Range

d)

Galcier

9.

Dry, often sandy area that gas low moisture and has little vegetation

a)

Bay

b)

Delta

c)

Desert

d)

Island

10.

Sheltered area of water along a coast lone where ships can safely anchor

a)

Harbor

b)

Swamp

c)

River

d)

Delta

11.

Area of land completely surrounded by water

a)

Delta

b)

Island

c)

Swamp

d)

River

12.

Narrow strip of land with water on both sides which connects two larger bodies of land

a)

Delta

b)

River

c)

Cape

d)

Isthmus

13.

A large stream of water that flows into a lake, ocean or body of water

a)

Straight

b)

River

c)

Stream

d)

Lake

14.

Low land that is between two hills or mountains

a)

Plateau

b)

Valley

c)

Butte

d)

Plain

15.

High and flat landform with steep sides that is larger than a mesa

a)

Mesa

b)

Fjord

c)

Plateau

d)

Butte

16.

Cone shaped mountain that spews lava and cinders OR opening in Earth's surface from with streams, ashes and lava are released

a)

Oasis

b)

Archipelago

c)

Canyon

d)

Volcano

17.

Very narrow and deep waterway that connects two bodies of water

a)

Valley

b)

Channel

c)

Lake

d)

Plain

18.

Row of connected mountains

a)

Moutains

b)

Mountain Range

c)

Mesa

d)

Volcano

19.

Fertile place in a desert where there is water and sometimes vegetation

a)

Desert

b)

Gulf

c)

Oasis

d)

Lake

20.

Large body of water completely surrounded by land

a)

Lake

b)

Penisnsula

c)

River

d)

Swamp

21.

Chain or group of many islands

a)

Gulf

b)

Valley

c)

Peninsula

d)

Archipelago

22.

Land area surrounded by water on all sides except one

a)

Butte

b)

Oasis

c)

Peninsula

d)

Lake

23.

Large, level area of land broad flat gently rolling area of low elevation

a)

Valley

b)

Oasis

c)

Plain

d)

Straight

24.

Narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water

a)

Gulf

b)

Channel

c)

Cape

d)

Straight

25.

Part of an ocean that extends into land usually larger than a bay

a)

Bay

b)

Cape

c)

Plain

d)

Gulf

26.

A small island in the shape of a ring or horseshoe

a)

Island

b)

Atoll

c)

Oasis

d)

Butte

27.

An outlier that is higher and thinner than a mesa

a)

mesa

b)

Butte

c)

Plateau

d)

Mountain

28.

A deep narrow inlet of the sea, between high, steep banks

a)

Channel

b)

Bay

c)

Plain

d)

Fjord

29.

A deep narrow valley having high, steep slopes

a)

Fjord

b)

Butte

c)

Canyon

d)

Oasis