WorksheetsLandforms and Bodies of Water
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is an example of erosion?
someone climbing to the peak of a mountain
a river carrying away rock and creating a valley
Order the following landforms from lowest to highest landform.
valley, hill, mountain
mountain, valley, hill
A large landform that stretches above surrounding land usually in a peak.
Lake
Mountain
Plain
Valley
A flat area or land.
Ocean
Peninsula
Island
Plain
A large body of fresh water that flows into other bodies of water.
River
Plain
Valley
Lake
A body of salt water that covers 70% of Earth's surface.
Lake
Mountain
Valley
Ocean
What is a continent?
The largest land masses on Earth
An ocean
What is a landform?
a country
The features of the surface of the Earth
A Continent
What is a valley?
Low place of land found between mountains
The tallest landform
Ocean water is not usable for drinking or watering crops because it contains too much
(a)
Earthquakes, landslides, and avalanches are all ___ changes to Earth.
slow
rapid
predicted
an opening in the earth's crust that sometimes sends out rocks, gas, hot lava, etc.; also the mountain made of those materials that can sometimes form around such a vent.
Which landform is a desert?
Which of the following can create islands?
plateaus
valleys
rivers
volcanoes
Large body of salt water that is partially surrounded by land and connects to the ocean.
stream
river
ocean
sea
Which is the largest ocean?
Pacific ocean
Atlantic ocean
Indian ocean
Arctic ocean
A(n) _____________ is a large hollow hole in the side of a hill or cliff or underground formed by natural processes like flowing lotic water.
basin
cave
valley
estuary
A(n) __________ is a huge chunk of slowly moving ice.
glacier
canyon
delta
dune
A(n)_________ is a lentic body of water that extends in towards the land. (Larger than a bay)
reservoir
gulf
estuary
river
A(n) _______ is the mouth of a river where sediments like rock, sand, and soil build up.
delta
basin
watershed
tributary
A(n) ________ is an area in a stream or river where lotic running water cascades down from a high place like a cliff.
reservoir
waterfall
creek
pond
A ________ is an area of low land found between 2 mountains or hills.
plateau
valley
peninsula
dune
A(n) ____________ is an area of land surrounded by water only on 3 sides.
isthmus
island
tributary
peninsula
A ____________ is an an area of land that rises up above the land around it with a pointed peak.
mountain
hill
plateau
reservoir
A(n) _______________ is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
tributary
island
reservoir
isthmus
A __________ is a stream of fast flowing lotic water that flows downhill over the land into lentic water like a lake or an ocean.
reservoir
river
gulf
lake
Land along an ocean is called a _____________.
ridge
dune
coast
range
A ___________ is an area of land that rises up above the land around it with steep sides and a flat surface top.
delta
ridge
canyon
plateau
A(n) ___________ is a body of lentic water completely surrounded by land.
isthmus
stream
lake
tributary
A(n) _________ is an area of land that rises up above the land around it with a rounded top.
canyon
hill
mountain
volcano
A(n) __________ is a group of islands.
dune
archipelago
delta
ridge
