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Earth's Landforms

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This happens when rocks break into smaller pieces

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

landforms

2.

This type of weathering happens when sediment is carried away and grinds along the banks

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

3.

When water expands causing rocks to crack, this type of weathering occurs.

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

4.

As mountains are exposed to this type of weathering, tiny pieces of the mountain break off.

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

5.

Small pieces of rock and soil are called 

a)

sand

b)

settlement

c)

sedentary

d)

sediment

6.

Select the choices that change landforms quickly.

a)

volcano

b)

river

c)

earthquake

d)

tornado

7.

The movement of small pieces of sediment to a new area is

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

8.

Sand dunes are constantly moving because of 

a)

water erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

ice erosion

9.

The Grand Canyon is an example of 

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

both weathering and erosion

d)

neither weathering or erosion

10.

When wind, water, and ice let down the sediment they are carrying is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

composition

11.

Some beaches and sand dunes are made through the buildup of 

a)

fish bones

b)

sediment

c)

seashells

d)

trash

12.

This is where sediment is placed at a new location and builds up new land near the mouth of a river

a)

plain

b)

delta

c)

canyon

d)

reef

13.

This is the 7th largest one on Earth

a)

Ganges Delta

b)

Louisiana River Delta

c)

Nile River Delta

d)

Mississippi River Delta

14.

The movement of rocks under the surface of Earth causes earthquakes and volcanoes.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Landslides happen when land moves under the surface of Earth.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Which of the following is the precipitation that can cause the most damage property, plants, animals and people

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

hail

17.

When cold, dry air meets warm, moist air this can form

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

blizzard

18.

When warm, moist air over a warm ocean rises and forms a large powerful rotating storm it is called a(n)

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

hailstorm

d)

blizzard

19.

This event can cause winds up to 300 miles per hour.

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

blizzard

20.

Flooding cannot be predicted.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

A flood barrier is the most common type of flood prevention

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Living things are part of the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

23.

All air and gasses are part of the

a)

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

24.

all forms of water are part of the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

25.

all rock, soil, sediment are part of the

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

26.

a beach is a sandy area between land and sea

a)

true

b)

false

27.

This sphere affects coastal ecosystems and landforms

a)

geosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

28.

Nearly half of all wetlands in the US are in the Mississippi Delta

a)

true

b)

false

29.

A long strip of dune or sediment parallel to the coastline

a)

estuary

b)

barrier island

c)

inlet

d)

beach

30.

a sheltered area of both fresh and self water where river wetlands meet ocean water

a)

barrier island

b)

inlet

c)

estuary

d)

marsh

31.

a coastal wetland area of salt and fresh water that have soft-stemmed vegetation

a)

marsh

b)

swamp

c)

estuary

d)

lagoon

32.

a coastal wetland area of fresh and salt water that has woody trees

a)

marsh

b)

swamp

c)

inlet

d)

lagoon

33.

a narrow stretch of water separated from the ocean by a sand dune or reef

a)

lagoon

b)

inlet

c)

estuary

d)

beach

34.

a narrow indentation of the shoreline; a small bay

a)

lagoon

b)

beach

c)

barrier island

d)

inlet