WorksheetsEarth's Surface - Land and Water
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
an area of high land that has steep sides and a flat top
plain
plateau
hill
a large area of low flat land
plain
plateau
hill
a raised area of land, smaller than a mountain
plain
plateau
hill
What is a bay?
ocean water that is partly surrounded by land
a large chunk of frozen water
body of water that flows downhill
What is a river?
ocean water partly surrounded by land
body of water that flows downhill
body of water surrounded by land
What is a lake?
ocean water partly surrounded by land
a body of water that flows downhill
a body of water surrounded by land
Water that contains very little salt is
A ________________ is a part of the Earth made of rock and dirt.
body of water
landform
lake
A _____________ is a low area between mountains.
island
valley
desert
Which is true about islands?
They are large rocky hills with peaks.
They are surrounded by water.
They are surrounded by land.
How are lakes and oceans different?
Lakes are deeper than oceans.
Oceans are saltier than lakes.
Lakes are larger than oceans.
What kind of landform do we live on?
plateau
valley
plain
Which best describes the water that covers most of Earth’s surface?
The water is mostly freshwater.
The water is mostly frozen.
The water is mostly saltwater.
What is the name of this landform?
mountain
plateau
volcano
Deep valleys with very steep sides that are
usually carved by a river
canyon
valley
volcanoes
land that forms where a river flows into a lake or ocean
delta
foothill
peninsula
An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean; land surrounded by water on THREE sides
peninsula
coast
glacier
On the map below, which letter represents an ocean?
B
C
D
Which of the words below correctly names this water form?
lake
river
glacier
Which of the words below correctly names this water form?
river
glacier
stream
Which of the words below correctly names this water form?
river
glacier
ocean
Which of the words below correctly names the landform?
canyon
plain
valley
Which of the words below correctly names this landform?
volcano
mountain
plain
Which of the words below correctly names this landform?
canyon
mountain
plain
Which word below correctly names this landform?
volcano
canyon
island
Which word below correctly names this landform?
canyon
island
valley
On this map, the police are
between two rivers
next to the mountains
between the mountains and river
What is groundwater?
Water that comes from deep inside the Earth
Water that moves through the cracks in soil after it rains
Salty water
Michigan touches
the Pacific Ocean.
the Great Lakes.
the Mississippi River.
