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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What landform is this?
mesa
bay
strait
isthmus
What landform is this?
mountain
isthmus
delta
glacier
Very large boulders do not break down over time; only smaller ones do.
True
False
Flowing water can't create valleys.
True
False
A soil conservationist works to prevent soil erosion.
True
False
A ___________ is a deep valley with very steep sides.
river
plain
plateau
canyon
Gust of wind can pile sand into large mounds in deserts and on beaches. These mounds are called _____________.
valleys
hills
mountains
sand dunes
Which is most like a glacier changing Earth's surface?
sun coming up
boy drinking water
speeding car
bulldozer pushing and pulling
Which is an example of a process that slowlychanges the surface of the Earth?
earthquakes
glaciers
volcanoes
landslides
On a topographical map the elevation of an area is shown using_________________.
stars
contour lines
peaks
dashes
This is a theory that explains how forces deep within Earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continents to move.
plate tectonics
continental divide
wave motion
tectonic kinetics
The river undercuts the hard rock, creating an overhang.
True
False
"Water cuts into the rock and wears it away," This is called...
sediment
deposition
erosion
What landform can you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V Shaped Valley
Meander
Ox-bow lake
What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?
Plunge bath
Mermaids retreat
Plunge pool
Pool
In which section of the river do waterfalls form?
Upper course
Middle course
Lower course
Every course
Waterfalls are landforms created by....
Erosion
Deposition
For a waterfall to form there needs to be two layers of rock. Which way round must they be?
Soft rock on top of hard rock
Hard rock on top of soft rock
What is the name for the pool that forms at the bottom of a waterfall?
Plunge
Lunge
Grunge
Scunge
What two inputs do you need for waterfalls to form?
Steep gradient
Bands of hard and soft rock
Fast flowing water
River sediment
1.What do you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V-shaped valley
Which of the following happens to make a step on the river bed?
The moving water erodes the hard and soft rock at the same speed/rate
The moving water deposits sediment on the river bed, creating a step
The moving water erodes the soft rock faster than the hard rock
The moving water erodes the hard rock faster than the soft rock
What will be formed after a period of undercutting beneath the hard rock layer?
wave-cut platform
plunge pool
overhang
v-shaped valley
Waterfalls are formed by the fluvial process of __________.
transportation
erosion
deposition
What will be formed at the bottom/base of a waterfall after a period of strong fluvial erosion?
plunge pool
sand bar
river cliff
overhang
What landform can you see in this picture?
Waterfall
V Shaped Valley
Meander
Ox-bow lake
what is true about a volcano
they can be made by water
a volcano is a cone-shaped mountain with an opening where lava flousout
they can be in a river
they do not do nothing
