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Landform Quiz-Unit 1(landforms/continents/oceans)

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What land form is land completely surrounded by water?
a)
plain
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
island
2.
What land form is a deep valley with very steep sides?
a)
canyon
b)
mountain
c)
valley
d)
plain
3.
What land form is an opening in the earth's surface from which lava flows?
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
canyon
d)
island
4.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
5.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
6.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
7.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
mountain
8.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
9.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
10.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
plain
11.

Which of these are elevated(raised) landforms? Choose all that apply!

a)

Peninsula

b)

Desert

c)

Hill

d)

Mountain

e)

Plain

12.

What describes a mountain?

a)

a FLAT topped elevated landform.

b)

Land bordering an ocean or sea.

c)

A large steep area of land that usually has an elevation of 1,000 feet or more.

d)

A dry area of land containing little plant life and has very little rain fall each year.

e)

a gently sloped raised land.

13.

Which of the following describes a Valley?

a)

A deep hollowed out area found in the side of a cliff or hill

b)

A large area of land that is mostly flat, animals such as buffalo roam here.

c)

Land bordering the sea, ocean , or lake. Can be sandy or rocky.

d)

Long, low area of land between hills or mountain ranges

14.

The difference between a canyon and a basin is that a basin is the bottom of mountains and contains water and a canyon does not always contain water.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

True or False: A peninsula is attached by a thick strip of land.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these landforms are very similar? Select all that apply.

a)

Coast

b)

Mesa

c)

Island

d)

Plateau

e)

Plain

17.

What land form is a large, flat area of land that is higher than the land around it?

a)

plateau

b)

valley

c)

plain

d)

mountain

18.

Which land form is characterized by a large body of water surrounded by land?

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

ocean

d)

island

19.

What land form is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?

a)

isthmus

b)

peninsula

c)

valley

d)

canyon

20.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
21.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
22.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
23.
Name Continent D!
a)
Asia
b)
North America
24.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
25.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
26.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
27.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
28.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
29.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
30.
Which continent is highlighted in red?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
31.

What is the geosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

all the frozen water on the Earth

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

32.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

33.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

34.

What is the atmosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

35.

Comes from the Greek word for "life"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

36.

Comes from the Greek word for "ground"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

37.

Comes from the Greek word for "water"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

38.

Comes from the Greek word for "air"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

39.

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

40.

The sphere of the planet where life exists is the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

41.

The solid part of the Earth is the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

42.

All living organisms animals, plants, microorganisms, ecosystems in lands, oceans and rivers are the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

43.

The water that exists on Earth and covers 75% of the planet is the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

44.

The three layers: the core, the mantle and the crust are part of the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

45.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
plain
46.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
47.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
48.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
mountain
49.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
50.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
51.
What land form is an opening in the earth's surface from which lava flows?
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
canyon
d)
island
52.
What is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains. 
a)
mountain
b)
valley
c)
island
d)
canyon
53.
What land form is a deep valley with very steep sides?
a)
canyon
b)
mountain
c)
valley
d)
plain
54.
What land form is land completely surrounded by water?
a)
plain
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
island
55.
What land form is a flat region of lowlands?
a)
mountain
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
valley
56.
A place on the earths surface that is much higher than the land around it?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
canyon
d)
mountain
57.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
sunlight
d)
oil 
58.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
sunlight
d)
natural gas
59.
Both land and water cover the Earth. Which one covers more of the Earth?
a)
water
b)
air
60.

Which of these are elevated(raised) landforms? Choose all that apply!

a)

Peninsula

b)

Desert

c)

Hill

d)

Mountain

e)

Plain

61.

Which of these is a isthmus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

What describes a mountain?

a)

a FLAT topped elevated landform.

b)

Land bordering an ocean or sea.

c)

A large steep area of land that usually has an elevation of 1,000 feet or more.

d)

A dry area of land containing little plant life and has very little rain fall each year.

e)

a gently sloped raised land.

63.

Which of the following describes a Valley?

a)

A deep hollowed out area found in the side of a cliff or hill

b)

A large area of land that is mostly flat, animals such as buffalo roam here.

c)

Land bordering the sea, ocean , or lake. Can be sandy or rocky.

d)

Long, low area of land between hills or mountain ranges

64.

Which of the pictures represents a landform called cape?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

The difference between a canyon and a basin is that a basin is the bottom of mountains and contains water and a canyon does not always contain water.

a)

true

b)

false

66.

True or False: A peninsula is attached by a thick strip of land.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Which of these landforms are very similar? Select all that apply.

a)

Coast

b)

Mesa

c)

Island

d)

Plateau

e)

Plain

68.

What 3 landforms might you see in the same trip? Select three.

a)

Desert

b)

valley

c)

Coast

d)

Island

e)

Cape

69.

The landform that is deep and hollowed-out. Sometimes there is water within this landform. People like to explore these dark landforms if they are adventurous.

a)

mountain

b)

canyon

c)

basin

d)

cave

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