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CFE Landforms and Florida By Farisha Khan

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are land forms created at or near the mouths of rivers. They are caused by sediment, typically silt, that is eroded into a river and carried to its mouth, where the sediment is deposited.

a)

dunes

b)

deltas

c)

coastlines

d)

sinkholes

2.

_______________________begin to form when snow remains in the same area year-round, where enough snow accumulates to transform into ice

a)

rivers

b)

lakes

c)

glaciers

d)

mountains

3.

A ________________ is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert.

a)

coastline

b)

glacier

c)

mountain

d)

dune

4.

Formed when pieces of Earth's crust—called plates—smash against each other in a process called plate tectonics, and buckle up like the hood of a car in a head-on collision.

a)

sinkholes

b)

mountains

c)

caves

d)

deltas

5.

When the land surface above collapses or sinks into the cavities or when surface material is carried downward into the voids; drought, along with resulting high groundwater withdrawals, can make conditions favorable for this to form

a)

deltas

b)

mountains

c)

caves

d)

sinkholes

6.

These can form in hollows left by meteorite impacts, in the craters formed by volcanoes, when a river is dammed by a natural rock fall or man or where glaciers cause depressions in the Earth's surface

a)

glaciers

b)

volcanoes

c)

lakes

d)

Rivers

7.

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock is deposited at the end of the river.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

weathering

d)

sediment

8.

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

sediment

9.

What most likely formed this lake?

a)

glaciers

b)

man-made

c)

volcanoes

d)

sinkhole

10.

The Floridan ____________ is found beneath all of Florida and portions of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, and extends into the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean

a)

aquifer

b)

coastline

c)

sinkhole

d)

border

11.

The diagram shows the edge of a continental glacier that is receding. R indicates elongated hills. The ridge of sediments from X to Y represents a landscape feature. The elongated hills labeled R are most useful in determining the

a)

age of the glacier

b)

direction the glacier has moved

c)

thickness of the glacier

d)

rate at which the glacier is melting

12.

The _________ is the land along a sea. The boundary, where land meets water, is called the __________. Waves, tides, and currents help create _________. When waves crash onto shore, they wear away at, or erode, the land.

a)

deltas

b)

mountains

c)

lakes

d)

coastlines

13.

What is the difference between caverns and sinkholes?

a)

Caverns are large open spaces; SInkholes are funnel shaped.

b)

Sinkholes are large open spaces; Caverns are funnel shaped.

c)

Caverns are above the ground; SInkholes are underground

d)

Sinkholes and caverns are synonyms

14.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

A landform is a natural feature of the earth's surface.

b)

Landforms can be either natural or manmade features.

c)

Landforms can only be found on land and not in water.

15.

Formed by the action of water or wind, carrying abrasive particles capable of carving rock.

a)

deltas

b)

sinkhole

c)

caves

d)

coastlines

16.

When do Sinkholes happen?

a)

when there is an earthquake

b)

when I water my garden too much

c)

when the bedrock of the earth is slowly worn away by erosion

d)

During major road construction

17.
_______ eruptions can cause lava flows, ash flows, and falling ash.
a)
A. canyon
b)
B. volcano
c)
C. mountain