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landform review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What landform is this?

a)

mesa

b)

bay

c)

strait

d)

isthmus

2.

What landform is this?

a)

mountain

b)

isthmus

c)

delta

d)

glacier

3.

Very large boulders do not break down over time; only smaller ones do.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Flowing water can't create valleys.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A soil conservationist works to prevent soil erosion.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A ___________ is a deep valley with very steep sides.

a)

river

b)

plain

c)

plateau

d)

canyon

7.

Gust of wind can pile sand into large mounds in deserts and on beaches. These mounds are called _____________.

a)

valleys

b)

hills

c)

mountains

d)

sand dunes

8.

Which is most like a glacier changing Earth's surface?

a)

sun coming up

b)

boy drinking water

c)

speeding car

d)

bulldozer pushing and pulling

9.

Which is an example of a process that slowlychanges the surface of the Earth?

a)

earthquakes

b)

glaciers

c)

volcanoes

d)

landslides

10.

On a topographical map the elevation of an area is shown using_________________.

a)

stars

b)

contour lines

c)

peaks

d)

dashes

11.

This is a theory that explains how forces deep within Earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continents to move.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental divide

c)

wave motion

d)

tectonic kinetics

12.

The river undercuts the hard rock, creating an overhang.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

"Water cuts into the rock and wears it away," This is called...

a)

sediment

b)

deposition

c)

erosion

14.
Which sentence is completely accurate?
a)
Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and hard rock and both are eroded quickly
b)
Waterfalls occur where there is a layer of soft rock and the hard rock is eroded away (e.g. Shale)
c)
Waterfalls occur where there is alternating layers of hard and soft rock and the soft rock is eroded quicker (e.g. Shale)
d)
Waterfalls occur where rock is eroded quickly and the waterfall advances
15.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

16.

What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?

a)

Plunge bath

b)

Mermaids retreat

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Pool

17.

In which section of the river do waterfalls form?

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower course

d)

Every course

18.

Waterfalls are landforms created by....

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

19.

For a waterfall to form there needs to be two layers of rock. Which way round must they be?

a)

Soft rock on top of hard rock

b)

Hard rock on top of soft rock

20.

What is the name for the pool that forms at the bottom of a waterfall?

a)

Plunge

b)

Lunge

c)

Grunge

d)

Scunge

21.

What two inputs do you need for waterfalls to form?

a)

Steep gradient

b)

Bands of hard and soft rock

c)

Fast flowing water

d)

River sediment

22.

1.What do you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V-shaped valley

23.

Which of the following happens to make a step on the river bed?

a)

The moving water erodes the hard and soft rock at the same speed/rate

b)

The moving water deposits sediment on the river bed, creating a step

c)

The moving water erodes the soft rock faster than the hard rock

d)

The moving water erodes the hard rock faster than the soft rock

24.

What will be formed after a period of undercutting beneath the hard rock layer?

a)

wave-cut platform

b)

plunge pool

c)

overhang

d)

v-shaped valley

25.

Waterfalls are formed by the fluvial process of __________.

a)

transportation

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

26.

What will be formed at the bottom/base of a waterfall after a period of strong fluvial erosion?

a)

plunge pool

b)

sand bar

c)

river cliff

d)

overhang

27.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

28.

what is true about a volcano

a)

they can be made by water

b)

a volcano is a cone-shaped mountain with an opening where lava flousout

c)

they can be in a river

d)

they do not do nothing