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Earth's Features Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _____ is an area of land that is higher than the land around it and FLAT on top.

a)

valley

b)

hill

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

2.
A huge, moving mass of ice is known as a ____.
a)
landslide
b)
tsunami
c)
glacier
d)
volcano
3.

A large, rocky landform that has a crater where lava can flow from

a)

landslide

b)

earthquake

c)

tsunami

d)

volcano

4.

What is an area of land that is surrounded by water?

a)

Canyon

b)

Cavern

c)

Isle

d)

Island

5.

What are deep, lowland with very steep side; usually formed by a river or earthquake

a)

Caverns

b)

Canyons

c)

Valleys

d)

Mountains

6.

What are large, rocky landforms that are much higher than the land around them

a)

Mountains

b)

Canyons

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Caverns

7.

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

isthmus

d)

valley

8.

rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain

a)

mountain range

b)

hill

c)

floodplain

d)

lake

9.

A low area of land that forms at the mouth of a river; land where a river flows into the ocean

a)

delta

b)

foothill

c)

peninsula

d)

oasis

10.

An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean; land surrounded by water on THREE sides

a)

peninsula

b)

coast

c)

glacier

d)

valley

11.

An earthquake can causes a ___________ change to the Earth's surface

a)

rapid

b)

slow

12.

What is this water feature?

a)

a lake

b)

a waterfall

c)

a river

13.

An area, often covered with sand, where there is very little rain

a)

a valley

b)

a waterfall

c)

a desert

14.

A ____ is a large, flat area of land; usually grassy with few trees

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

plain

d)

plateau

15.

What are bodies of water surrounded by land?

a)

Oceans

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Deltas

16.

One of the 5 largest bodies of salt water on earth is called an ________________________.

a)

sea

b)

river

c)

ocean

d)

lake

17.

What is this land feature?

a)

mountain

b)

hill

c)

plateau

d)

canyon

18.

An area of low land between mountains or hills.

a)

valley

b)

river

c)

plateau

d)

mountain

19.

What land feature is this?

a)

valley

b)

plain

c)

volcano

d)

canyon

20.

What land feature is this?

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

mountain

d)

plain

21.

A flood can causes a ___________ change to the Earth's surface

a)

rapid

b)

slow

22.

Weathering causes ___________ changes to the Earth's surface

a)

rapid

b)

slow

23.

Erosion causes ___________ changes to the Earth's surface

a)

rapid

b)

slow

24.

A volcano eruption can causes a ___________ change to the Earth's surface

a)

rapid

b)

slow

25.

Glaciers moving can cause ___________ changes to the Earth's surface

a)

rapid

b)

slow