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ESS1.1 and ESS 2.1, Part 1 - Landforms

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An area of land that is flat on top with steep sides. It is higher than the surrounding land.

a)

Island

b)

Valley

c)

Peninsula

d)

Plateau

2.

Low land surrounded by hills or mountains

a)

Valley

b)

Volcano

c)

Hill

d)

Isthmus

3.

Mound of land that is shorter than a mountain

a)

Valley

b)

Hill

c)

Cliff

d)

Cave

4.

A tall, rocky mound of land that is taller than the surrounding land

a)

Mountain

b)

Delta

c)

Hill

d)

Glacier

5.

Large body of water surrounded by land

a)

Bay

b)

Waterfall

c)

Lake

d)

Valley

6.

Large body of water that surrounds an entire continent

a)

Lake

b)

Waterfall

c)

Ocean

d)

Isthmus

7.

Flow of water that runs towards an ocean, lake, or sea

a)

Valley

b)

Volcano

c)

Ocean

d)

River

8.

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides

a)

Isthmus

b)

River

c)

Peninsula

d)

Island

9.

An area of land surrounded on all sides by water

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Isthmus

d)

Volcano

10.

A mountain that forms when magma rises through the Earth's crust

a)

Valley

b)

Plain

c)

Delta

d)

Volcano

11.

A large, natural underground chamber in the side of a hill or a mountain

a)

Cave

b)

Valley

c)

Volcano

d)

Plain

12.

A very large, flat area of grassy land

a)

Valley

b)

Hill

c)

Plain

d)

Peninsula

13.

A built up deposit of sediment at the end of a river or stream

a)

Peninsula

b)

Delta

c)

Estuary

d)

River

14.

A large block of ice that moves across the Earth's surface

a)

Glacier

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain

d)

Bay

15.

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land

a)

Island

b)

Bay

c)

Peninsula

d)

Isthmus

16.

A deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls. Usually formed by a river.

a)

Canyon

b)

Valley

c)

Kettle

d)

Peninsula

17.

A narrow strip of land with water on both sides. It connects two larger lands areas.

a)

Peninsula

b)

Isthmus

c)

Bay

d)

Island

18.

When part of a glacier gets trapped and buried in the dirt and slowly melts, leaving behind and large, kettle-shaped hole in the earth

a)

Valley

b)

Trench

c)

Mountain

d)

Kettle

19.

A strip of land created by the build up of sand in one area over time

a)

Isthmus

b)

Bay

c)

Sandbar

d)

Island