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Landforms Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A dinosaur footprint is MOST LIKELY which type of fossil?

a)

model

b)

mold

c)

imprint

d)

cast

2.

What are most fossils made out of?

a)

bones

b)

skin

c)

plants

d)

minerals

3.

What is a scientist who studies living things from the past called?

a)

palentologist

b)

opthomologist

c)

doctor

d)

extinct

4.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

cast

b)

mold

c)

amber

5.

When something breaks down it is called

a)

decay

b)

mold

c)

imprint

d)

cast

6.

A fossil made when minerals fill a space and harden.

a)

model

b)

mold

c)

cast

d)

imprint

7.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

amber/trueform

8.

A fossil that is a hollow space in the shape of an animal is called

a)

cast

b)

mold

c)

model

d)

imprint

9.

Animal fossils are made up of?

a)

skin

b)

minerals

c)

bones

d)

hair

10.

After millions of years, layers of mud and sand that cover dead plants can

a)

turn to rock and form fossils.

b)

perfectly preserve the plants.

c)

turn into humus.

d)

bring the plants back to life.

11.

Where are MOST fossils found?

a)

in rock

b)

in sand

c)

in mud

d)

in water

12.

What type of fossil is this?

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

amber

13.

A mark or shape in rock left by a plant or animal that lived long ago.

a)

model

b)

mold

c)

imprint

d)

cast

14.

Which of these is an imprint?

a)

bone

b)

footprint

c)

weathered rock

d)

fossil tooth

15.

All living things...plants and animals

a)

organism

b)

fossil

c)

extinct

16.

How have scientists learned about mammoths?

a)

by studying mammoths in zoos.

b)

by studying mammoths in amber.

c)

by studying mammoths frozen in ice.

d)

by studying photos of living mammoths.

17.

The preserved remains or trace of a living thing from long ago.

a)

organism

b)

fossil

c)

extinct

18.

A hollow space in the shape of an organism.

a)

mold

b)

model

c)

cast

d)

imprint

19.

Paleontologists study fossils to learn about?

a)

pollution

b)

extinct organisms

c)

hardness

d)

different kinds of soil

20.

Living things that have died and are no longer living on earth are

a)

organisms

b)

fossils

c)

extinct

21.

Something that stands for a real object

a)

model

b)

mold

c)

cast

d)

imprint

22.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
23.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
24.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
25.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
26.

Erosion ________________________.

a)

breaks down rock

b)

moves rocks

c)

deposits rock

d)

is caused by ice wedging

27.

Weathering is the__________________.

a)

breaking down of rocks

b)

movement of rocks

c)

deposition of rocks

28.

What process most likely formed the Grand Canyon?

a)

weathering by wind

b)

rain pounding the rocks

c)

erosion by a river (water)

29.

_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

30.

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

31.

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

32.

The Grand Canyon was caused by _____________________ erosion from the Colorado River.

a)

water

b)

wind

33.

Which process describes rain washing away soil from a hill?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

34.

Which process describes layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

35.

Which process describes flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

36.

What is the primary cause of rock fragments being carried away by a river?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

37.

Which process is responsible for the formation of sand dunes in a desert?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

38.

How does acid rain contribute to the weathering of rocks?

a)

By depositing minerals on the rocks

b)

By chemically reacting with minerals in the rocks

c)

By physically breaking rocks apart

39.

a fan-shaped deposit of rocks formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto flatter land

a)

volcano

b)

alluvial fan

c)

sand dune

d)

caldera

40.

a low area in which sediments are often deposited

a)
Basin
b)
Valley
c)
Plateau
d)
Canyon
41.

A V-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a stream

a)

Basin

b)

Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Cast

42.

A copy of an organism, like a fossil, created by the minerals in a mold.

a)

Body

b)

Trace

c)

Imprint

d)

Cast

43.

A fan-shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream

a)
Estuary
b)
Alluvial fan
c)
Floodplain
d)
Delta
44.

A large amount of water flowing over land that is usually dry.

a)
Flood
b)
Waterfall
c)
Rainstorm
d)
Drought
45.

Land covered by water during a flood, where small particles like sand and silt are deposited.

a)
Wetland
b)
Estuary
c)
Floodplain
d)
Delta
46.

Any remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth’s crust.

a)
Mineral
b)
Fossil
c)
Rock
d)
Soil
47.

  • The outline of an organism left in sediment.

a)
Imprint
b)
Fossil
c)
Shadow
d)
Trace
48.

A feature of the land, such as a mountain, canyon, or beach.

a)
Desert
b)
Landform
c)
Valley
d)
Plateau
49.

A curve or loop in a river or stream.

a)
meander
b)
tributary
c)
oxbow
d)
delta
50.

A space in the sediments that fills with minerals.

a)
Crevice
b)
Cavity
c)

Mold

d)
Void
51.

The process by which an organism is turned to stone over a long period of time.

a)

Petrification

b)
Sedimentation
c)
Calcification
d)
Mineralization
52.

Ground that forms a natural or artificial incline (slant).

a)
Hill
b)
Plateau
c)
Valley
d)
Slope
53.

The principle that rock layers and the fossils they contain are arranged in layers, with lower layers being older than higher layers.

a)
Principle of Original Horizontality
b)
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
c)

Superposition

d)
Theory of Plate Tectonics

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