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Landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A natural feature of the earth's surface

a)

building

b)

stadium

c)

landform

d)

waterpark

2.

The largest body of saltwater that covers 3/4 of the earth's surface

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

pond

3.

A cone-shaped mountain with an opening where lava flows out

a)

cliff

b)

volcano

c)

hill

d)

plateau

4.

A dry region that usually is sandy without trees

a)

island

b)

coast

c)

isthmus

d)

desert

5.

An area of land surrounded by water

a)

island

b)

lake

c)

delta

d)

peninsula

6.

The land along the sea or the ocean

a)

glacier

b)

canyon

c)

coast

d)

plain

7.

A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

isthmus

d)

swamp

8.

The slow wearing away of rock into small pieces of sediment

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

9.

The dropping of sediment moved by water, wind, or ice

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

10.

The movement of rock from one place to another place

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

11.

Can be mechanical or chemical

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

12.

Results in wind or water forming beaches, barrier islands, or sand bars.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

13.

No movement of sediment is involved

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

14.

Human activities (such as construction) increase the process of _____.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

15.

Which of the following is NOT an example of weathering?

a)

Plant roots grow in a rock causing it to split open

b)

A mudslide flows down a hill.

c)

Rainwater enters the cracks of rock, freezes, and causes it to break apart

d)

Flood water pounds against a wall causing it to break apart

16.

Which of the following is NOT an examples of erosion?

a)

Layers of sediment that form at the bottom of the ocean

b)

A fast-moving stream carries rocks downstream

c)

The soil from a hillside is washed away by rain

d)

Wind blows sand from one place to another

17.

Which of the following is NOT an example of deposition

a)

Waves drop sand on the beach

b)

Sand is dropped when the wind stops blowing forming sand dunes

c)

Fast moving water causes rocks to hit one another breaking them into smaller pieces

d)

When glaciers melt, they drop the rocks they were carrying

18.

The remains or imprint of an animal or live preserved in rock

a)

mineral

b)

fossil

c)

volcano

d)

cliff

19.

Which layer of rock has been on earth LONGEST?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which layer of rock includes the most recent fossils?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D