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Landforms of the Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

a)

glacier

b)

colcanoes

c)

canyons

d)

valleys

2.

a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

a)

mountains

b)

volcanoes

c)

plains

d)

valleys

3.

a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.oceans

a)

desert

b)

peninsula

c)

mountains

d)

desert

4.

Mountains are very useful. The mountains are the storehouse of

a)

Water

b)

Gas

c)

Rice

d)

Mineral

5.

_____is the continuous wearing down and rebuilding of the land surface.

a)

Minor process

b)

External process

c)

Major process

d)

Internal process

6.

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

a)

Running water

b)

Glacier

c)

Earthquake

d)

Wind

7.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?
a)
dirt
b)
grime
c)
sediment
d)
popcorn
10.

The highest point of a Mountain is called a Peak or a _________.

a)

Summit

b)

Chain

c)

Range

d)

Canyons

11.

Around 29% of the Earth's Surface is covered by _________ and about ______% by water.

a)

Water , 30%

b)

Land , 71%

c)

Mountains , 50%

d)

Plains , 71%

12.

A Plateau is also called as ___________?

a)

Tableland

b)

Lowland

c)

Plains

d)

Ranges

13.

Most plateaus lie on the ___________ side of the Mountains

a)

Leeward

b)

Top

c)

Windward

14.

Plains are formed by the deposition of __________ and ________.

a)

Sand and grass

b)

Sand and Silt

c)

Grass and Silt

15.

__________ are Land areas that receive very little Rainfall.

a)

Deserts

b)

Plains

c)

Rivers