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Landforms & Bodies of Water

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is water most likely to be brackish?

a)

sea

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

estuary

2.

Jackson listed the features of a body of water in his science notebook. What title should Jackson use for his list?

a)

Features of a Bay.

b)

Features of a Lake.

c)

Features of a River.

d)

Features of an Ocean.

3.

A teacher wrote the following riddle on the board. I am a body of water without any salt. My temperature's the same from bottom to top. My biggest wave is still very small. Water plants can grow in me, anywhere at all. What am I?

a)

a lake

b)

a pond

c)

a sea

d)

an ocean

4.

What is the difference between fresh water and ocean water?

a)

Fresh water is warmer than ocean water.

b)

Fresh water is deeper than ocean water.

c)

Ocean water is saltier than fresh water.

d)

Ocean water is calmer than fresh water.

5.

What is a main feature of plains?

a)

a flat, level surface

b)

a high, steep peak

c)

a low, shallow basin

d)

a gentle, gradual slope

6.

How is a pond different from a lake?

a)

Ponds have moving water.

b)

Ponds are smaller and shallower.

c)

Ponds are not surrounded by land.

d)

Ponds have a different amount of salt.

7.

The salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

Pond

d)

Stream

8.

A wide body of slowly moving water

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Stream

9.

A large area of water that is surrounded by land

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Stream

10.

A large body of moving ice that stays frozen all year

a)

Glacier

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Stream

11.

A small body of still water

a)

Glacier

b)

Lake

c)

Pond

d)

Stream

12.

The picture shows a stream. What does this stream flow through?

a)

a mountain

b)

a valley

c)

the hills

d)

the plains

13.

Which rapid changes are caused by heat from inside Earth?

a)

landslides

b)

volcanoes

c)

avalanches

d)

floods

14.

A mountain range has hills around its edges. How are the mountains and hills alike?

a)

Both have grass at the top.

b)

Both are at least 1000 meters tall.

c)

Both have liquid rock at their centers.

d)

Both are taller than the land around them.

15.

A large hole that was formed by natural processes in the side of a cliff or hill or under the ground

a)

Canyon

b)

Cave

c)

Mountain

d)

Island

16.

A deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it

a)

Canyon

b)

Cave

c)

Mountain

d)

Island

17.

An area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

a)

Canyon

b)

Cave

c)

Mountain

d)

Island

18.

An area of land that is surrounded by water

a)

Canyon

b)

Cave

c)

Mountain

d)

Island

19.

A mountain built up from hardened lava, rock, and ash that erupted out of Earth

a)

Canyon

b)

Cave

c)

Mountain

d)

Volcano