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Processes forming Landforms and Landscapes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What landform do you see in the photo?

a)

Mountains

b)

Volcano

c)

Plateau

d)

Delta

2.

Which type of landscape would you find in Australia?

a)

Mountain

b)

Human

c)

Coastal

d)

All of the above

3.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

4.

What is Pangea?

a)

the name of a German scientist

b)

the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

c)

another name for continental drift

d)

the name of an ancient fossil

5.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

6.

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

a)

ocean

b)

atmosphere

c)

wind

d)

convection

7.

Once magma reaches the Earth's surface it is called.......

a)

Silica

b)

Lava

c)

Rock

d)

Molten

8.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
9.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
10.

Which is the correct order of the Earths layers?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

c)

crust, mantle, inner core, outercore

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

11.

​ ​ (a)   currents drive Earth's plate movement.

Choose from the below words
convection
ocean
atmosphere
wind
12.

What is this kind of landscape called?

a)

A. Hills

b)

B. River

c)

C. Desert

d)

D. Mountains

13.

Built, Riverine, and Coastal are types of

a)

Landscapes

b)

Landforms

14.

Karst, Mountain, and Desert are types of

a)

Landforms

b)

Landscapes

15.

When two tectonic plates move apart, it creates mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which layer of the Earth is missing?

a)

Core

b)

Crust

c)

Plates

d)

Sea

17.

What is it called when the tectonic plates move?

a)

Continental drift

b)

Continental shift

c)

Plate movement

d)

Country drift

18.

Mountains are created by the movement of the Earth's...

a)

Crust

b)

Magma

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Waters

19.

The Twelve Apostles is an example of a... What type of landscape?

a)

Arid Landscapes

b)

Karst Landscapes

c)

Coastal Landscapes

d)

Riverine Landscapes

20.

Which of these landscapes has the most diverse amounts of plants and animals?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

River