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Types of Land & Ocean Forms

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of landform is a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

Underwater mountain range

b)

Deep ocean trench

c)

Coastal cliff

d)

Desert plateau

2.

Which tectonic plate boundary is responsible for forming mid-ocean ridges?

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Subduction zone

3.

Which of the following landforms can also form at divergent plate boundaries besides mid-ocean ridges?

a)

Rift valleys

b)

Fold mountains

c)

Ocean trenches

d)

Volcanic arcs

4.

What type of rock primarily forms at mid-ocean ridges when magma cools?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

c)

Limestone

d)

Sandstone

5.

How long is the global mid-ocean ridge system approximately?

a)

10,000 km

b)

25,000 km

c)

65,000 km

d)

100,000 km

6.

Which famous mid-ocean ridge runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

East Pacific Rise

b)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

c)

Juan de Fuca Ridge

d)

Gakkel Ridge

7.

What happens to the seafloor as new crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

It sinks deeper into the mantle

b)

It spreads outward, widening the ocean basin

c)

It remains stationary

d)

It forms mountain ranges on land

8.

Why is the seafloor near mid-ocean ridges elevated compared to older ocean floor?

a)

Because of sediment accumulation

b)

Due to hotter, less dense newly formed crust

c)

Because of underwater landslides

d)

Due to coral reef growth

9.

Which of these landforms can form from volcanic activity at mid-ocean ridges and eventually rise above sea level?

a)

Islands

b)

Fjords

c)

Atolls

d)

Sand dunes

10.

What is the main driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates at mid-ocean ridges?

a)

Gravity pulling plates down

b)

Mantle convection currents pushing plates apart

c)

Earth’s rotation

d)

Ocean currents

11.
a)
Delta
b)
Glacier
c)
River
d)
Coastline
12.

Hills formed by the wind blowing or depositing sand are called

a)

dunes

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

mountains

13.

Which image shows a coastline?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of these shows a valley?

a)
b)
c)
15.

What is one way islands are formed?

a)

hurricanes

b)

tornadoes

c)

volcanoes

16.

Which of these is a river?

a)
b)
c)
17.

Which of these is a lake?

a)
b)
c)
18.

Which of these is an ocean?

a)
b)
c)
19.

What is it called when a river cuts a deep path through land?

a)

river

b)

mountain

c)

canyon

20.
a)
Delta
b)
River
c)
Coastline
d)
Mountain
21.

What is a delta?

a)

a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope

b)

a wide body of slowly moving water; a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water

c)

a triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of water

d)

The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean

22.

What is a river?

a)

a natural physical feature on Earth's surface   

b)

The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean

c)

a wide body of slowly moving water; a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water

d)

a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope

23.

What is a glacier?

a)

hills formed by the wind blowing sand

b)

a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope

c)

A large body of water with land all around it

d)

The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean

24.

Examples of Disruptions include:

a)

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

b)

Earthquakes

Volcanic Eruptions

Tsunamis

c)

Mountains

Ridges

Trenches

25.

Examples of Landforms include:

a)

Convergent

Divergent

Transform

b)

Earthquakes

Volcanic Eruptions

Tsunamis

c)

Mountains

Ridges

Trenches

26.

Disruptions and Landforms are both ​ (a)   that happen ​ (b)   .

But Disruptions are ​ (c)   while Landforms are ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words

changes to the geosphere

at plate boundaries

temporary

permanent

27.

Mountains mostly form at ____ boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

28.

Which landform would we expect when two continental plates converge?

a)

Mountain

b)

Trench

c)

Ridge

29.

Match the diagram to the landform.

a)
1.

Trench

b)
2.

Ridge

c)
3.

Mountain

30.

Match the description to the landform.

a)

New rock formed by cooling magma underwater.

1.

Ridge

b)

Rock rises up when two plates push together and fold.

2.

Mountain

c)

A deep hole formed by one plate sinking below the other.

3.

Trench

31.

Match the boundary to the landform.

a)

Converging of Continental-Continental.

1.

Mountain

b)

Converging of Continental-Oceanic.

2.

Trench

c)

Diverging of Oceanic-Oceanic.

3.

Ridge

32.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Delta

b)

Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Peninsula

e)

Mountain

33.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Delta

b)

Valley

c)

Cave

d)

Peninsula

e)

Alluvial fan

34.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Delta

b)

Mountain

c)

Cave

d)

Peninsula

e)

Alluvial fan

35.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Delta

b)

Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Peninsula

e)

Mountain

36.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Valley

b)

Sea arch

c)

Canyon

d)

Cave

e)

Mountain

37.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Valley

b)

Sea stack

c)

Canyon

d)

Cave

e)

Mountain

38.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Valley

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Canyon

d)

Cave

e)

Mountain

39.

What is this a picture of?

a)

River

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Lake

d)

Cave

e)

Ocean

40.

What is this a picture of?

a)

River

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Lake

d)

Cave

e)

Ocean

41.

What is this a picture of?

a)

River

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Lake

d)

Cave

e)

Ocean

42.

What is this a picture of?

a)

U-shape valley

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

43.

What is this a picture of?

a)

U-shape valley

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

44.

What is this a picture of?

a)

U-shape valley

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

45.

What is this a picture of?

a)

V-shape valley

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

46.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Mountain

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Valley

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

47.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Mountain

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Valley

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

48.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Mountain

b)

Coastline

c)

Valley

d)

Delta

e)

Sinkhole

49.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Sand Dunes

b)

Canyon

c)

Valley

d)

Delta

e)

Sinkhole

50.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Sand Dunes

b)

Canyon

c)

Valley

d)

Delta

e)

Sinkhole

51.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Sand Dunes

b)

Canyon

c)

Valley

d)

Delta

e)

Sinkhole

52.

Which of the following appropriately describes volcanoes?

a)

Volcanoes can destroy previously existing landforms and vegetation, but they can also build new land once the magma hardens.

b)

Volcanoes destroy islands and landforms, but they can build new oceans and rivers.

c)

Volcanoes are only destructive; they do not create new land.

d)

Volcanoes are only constructive; they do not destroy any previously existing landforms.

53.

A flat area of land at a high elevation

a)

Spring

b)

Cave

c)

Plateau

d)

Mountian

54.

What type of landform is this?

a)

Cliff

b)

Beach

c)

Volcano

d)

Plateau

55.

Which type of landform is this

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill

c)

Glacier

d)

Valley

56.
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)

delta

d)
valley
57.

What Landform?

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Canyon

d)

Hill

58.

What landform?

a)

Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Hills

59.

What land form is this?

a)

valley

b)

plain

c)

volcano

d)

canyon

60.

When two oceanic plates collide, which THREE of the following would likely happen?

a)

Trench

b)

Subduction Zone

c)

Volcanic Island Arc

d)

Rift Valley

61.

At the Mid-Ocean Ridges you can find:

a)

underwater trees and bushes

b)

deep sea trenches

c)

the oldest crust

d)

the newest crust

62.

The image shows a diagram of the ocean floor near a mid-ocean ridge. Where would the oldest rock be found?

a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
63.

Put the repeating steps of seafloor spreading in order.

a)

Magma MOVES to the SURFACE

b)

Magma FLOWS from the CRACKS

c)

Magma COOLS to form new SEAFLOOR

1)
2)
3)
64.

What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

a)

It is an undersea mountain chain that is part of long system of mountains. These mountains winds beneath Earth’s oceans for almost 65,000 kilometers.

b)

Rocks on both sides of the mid ocean ridges with magnetic polarity and reversed

c)

New ocean floor is hot and lighter as it moves away from mid ocean ridge, it cools and becomes more dense.

d)

Deep underwater troughs on the seafloor.

65.

Explain the process of Subduction.

a)

The sea floor spreads apart along both sides of a mid ocean ridge as new crust is added. This makes ocean floor move like a conveyer belt, carrying the continents along with them.

b)

The fossils of plant Glossopteris has been discovered from South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia.

c)

Continents are in constant motion on the surface of the Earth.

d)

At deep ocean trench, the ocean floor bends downwards and sinks back into the mantle. New ocean floor is hot and lighter as it moves away from mid ocean ridge, it cools and becomes more dense. Gravity pulls this older, denser ocean floor down beneath the trench.

66.

What are Deep Ocean Trenches?

a)

The sea floor spreads apart along both sides of a mid ocean ridge as new crust is added

b)

An undersea mountain chain that is part of long system of mountains.

c)

Newer rock found near the mid-ocean ridges and older rocks are found near the trenches.

d)

Deep underwater troughs on the seafloor.

67.

What is Plate Tectonics?

a)

States that Earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other, or in relation to each other.

b)

It is an undersea mountain chain that is part of long system of mountains. These mountains winds beneath Earth’s oceans for almost 65,000 kilometers.

c)

Helped prove the theory of continental drift.

d)

The theory that the continents are in constant motion on the surface of the Earth.

68.

What kind of plate boundary is shown on the picture?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

trench

69.

In the Atlantic ocean, where is the youngest seafloor located?

a)

Towards the edges, near the eastern and western continents

b)

Towards the middle of the ocean at ocean ridges

c)

Towards the north and south poles

d)

Young seafloor is located randomly throughout the ocean

70.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

in deep-ocean trenches

b)

along the edges of all the continents

c)

along mid-ocean ridges

d)

at the north and south plate

71.

What is formed at the subduction zone?

a)

mountain ranges

b)

deep-sea trenches

c)

oceanic ridge

d)

hills and valleys

72.

What confirms that the process of seafloor spreading is occuring?

a)

Older sediment is farther away

b)

parallel magnetic stripes

c)

more heat leaves Earth from the abyssal plain

d)

sediment is thicker

73.

What is the term for the state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point north?

a)

magnetic field

b)

magnetic reversal

c)

normal polarity

d)

reversed polarity

74.

What happens as the seafloor spreads apart?

a)

The older oceanic crust folds into the mid-ocean ridge

b)

The newer oceanic crust is pushed under the mid-ocean ridge

c)

The older oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridge

d)

The new oceanic crust moves toward the mid-ocean ridge

75.

Which plate boundary involves the shearing of rock- rock will snap apart due to stress.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent (Continental/Oceanic)

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent (Oceanic/Oceanic)

76.

Which definition below matches the concept of sea-floor spreading?

a)

Mid-ocean ridges where oceanic plates pull apart and rising magma creates new oceanic crust.

b)

The coastlines of South America and Africa fit together like pieces of a puzzle.

c)

One plate of rock slides underneath another plate of rock and melts in the mantle.

d)

A rock snaps under stress and pressure.

77.

Folded mountains are a feature found at which type of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent (Continental/Continental)

c)

Convergent (Oceanic/Oceanic)

d)

Transform

78.

What evidence supports sea-floor spreading?

a)

Rocks get older moving away from mid-ocean ridges.

b)

Alternating bands or magnetized rocks.

c)

Fossils have been found in South America.

d)

The coastlines of South America and Africa fit together like puzzle pieces.

79.

Which type of plate boundary has the movement where one plate slides underneath other (subduction)?

a)

Convergent (Continental / Continental)

b)

Convergent (Continental / Oceanic)

c)

Divergent

d)

Transform

80.

What is A long chain of undersea mountains called?

a)

mid ocean ridge

b)

sea floor spreading

c)

oceanic plates

1
1)
81.
The youngest material of the ocean floor is found at mid-ocean _________.
a)
ridges
b)
trenches
c)
basins
d)
rifts
82.

Label the diagram

a)

Abduction

b)

Tornado

c)

Mountain Formation

d)

Subduction

e)

Fossilization

f)Volcano Crater
g)Magma Chaimber
h)Ocean Trensh
1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
83.

At subduction zones, plates ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
converge
one is pushed under and destroyed
diverge apart
new crust is created
slide past each other
form mountains
84.

Where does subduction occur?

A
B
C
D
E
85.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called (a)   . The oceanic crust is (b)   so it will go under the continental plate.

Choose from the below words

Subduction

Divergence

Convergence

Transform

86.

At subduction zones, plates ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
converge
one is pushed under and destroyed
diverge apart
new crust is created
87.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called​ (a)   . The oceanic crust is ​ (b)   so it will go under the continental plate.

Choose from the below words

seafloor spreading

continental drift

recycling

subduction

more dense

less dense

88.

What feature results from the oceanic plate being subducted under the continental plate?

a)

Subducting Plate

b)

Volcanic mountains

c)

Trench

1
1)
89.
Subduction zones occur on Earth where dense oceanic crust dives under more buoyant continental crust. These boundaries are characterized by a deep ocean trench next to a high continental mountain range, large numbers of earthquakes and volcanoes. All of this is further evidence for the
a)
big bang theory.
b)
theory of plate tectonics.
c)
origin of the species.
d)
theory of natural selection.
90.

Look at the image and click where you see volcanic islands as two oceanic plates collide.

A
B
C
91.

Look at the image and click where you see magma moving upward as the plates are moving apart.

A
B
C
92.

Match the following

a)

hot, melted rock within the earth

1.

magma

b)

texture of magma

2.

runny or sticky

c)

what builds inside a volcano, causing the eruption

3.

pressure

d)

magma once it reaches Earth's surface

4.

lava

e)

this creates layers of rock that grow overtime

5.

cooling lava

93.

Match the following

a)
1.

Convergent Boundary

b)
2.

Divergent Boundary

c)
3.

Transform Boundary

94.

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

a)

The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes

b)

The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers

c)

The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

d)

The mountains are probably formed by running water.

95.

When a continental plates collide what may be formed?

a)

islands

b)

mountains

c)

volcanoes

d)

rift valleys

96.

Label the parts of the plate boundary

a)Continental crust
b)Mountains
c)Subduction zone
1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
97.

Label each plate boundary.

a)Transform
b)Divergent
c)Convergent
1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
98.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

  • thicker, less dense, forms landmasses, composed mostly of granite, generally older than oceanic crust

1.

Continental crust

b)

thinner, more dense, located under oceans and seas, composed mostly of basalt, generally younger than continental crust

2.

Oceanic crust

c)

Boundary where two tectonic plates meet

3.

Plate boundary

99.

Drag the labels to the correct the locations on the diagram.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

Mid-ocean Ridge

c)

slab pull

d)

trench

e)

divergent boundary

1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
100.

This image shows the formation of a mountain range. At this ​ (a)   plate boundary, colliding plates are a ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
convergent
constructive force
destructive force
force field
divergent
transform
101.

Place the labels correctly!

a)

Old Rocks

b)

Young Rocks

1
2
1)
2)
102.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another

1.

Transform boundary

b)

process in which two lithospheric plates of different densities converge and the denser one sinks into the mantle beneath the other

2.

Subduction

c)

A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other

3.

Divergent boundary

d)

A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

4.

Convergent boundary

e)

The process by which a continent is pulled apart at a divergent plate boundary

5.

Continental rifting

103.

Label the parts of this mid-ocean ridge correctly!

a)

Molten Material

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

New Rock

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
104.

Where is the North American Plate located?

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
105.

Where is the South American Plate located?

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
106.

Drag the labels to the correct the locations on the diagram.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

Mid-ocean Ridge

c)

slab pull

d)

trench

e)

divergent boundary

1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
107.

Which of the following statements regarding dome mountains is TRUE?

a)

  1. Volcanoes are created when they are formed, but are typically dormant

b)

  1. Magma does not push through the surface of Earth when they are formed

c)

  1. They occur most frequently at the boundaries of continental plates

d)

  1. The Andes are one of the best-known examples of dome mountains

108.

What is orogeny?

a)
Orogeny is the process of mountain formation.
b)
Orogeny is the study of ancient civilizations.
c)
Orogeny refers to the process of erosion.
d)
Orogeny is the formation of oceanic trenches.
109.

How are fold mountains formed?

a)
Fold mountains are formed from the melting of glaciers.
b)
Fold mountains are formed by the collision of tectonic plates that cause the Earth's crust to fold.
c)
Fold mountains are created by erosion of the Earth's surface.
d)
Fold mountains are formed by volcanic activity.
110.

Which of the following describes the process of subduction?

a)

  1. One plate sinks below another due to differences in density

b)
Subduction happens when tectonic plates break apart and create new crust.
c)
Subduction is the process where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
d)
The process of subduction occurs when two tectonic plates collide and push upwards.
111.

Theses are created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together.

a)

Dome

b)

Fold

c)

Volcano

112.

These are formed from magma rising & pushes overlying sedimentary rock upward to form a “dome” shape

a)

Dome

b)

Block

c)

Volcano

113.

Unlike a volcano, the magma typically does not reach the Earth's surface.

a)

Dome

b)

Block

c)

Fold

114.

Examples Karakoram Mountains and Cape Fold Range are of

a)

Volcano Mountain

b)

Fold Mountain

c)

Fault Block Mountain

115.

Formed when tension causes large blocks of Earth’s crust to drop down relative to other blocks

a)

Block

b)

Dome

c)

Volcano

116.

Mountains that have sharp, jagged peaks

a)

Block

b)

Dome

c)

Fold

117.

What is Magma ?

a)

Molten rock under the earth's surface

b)

Molten rock on the earth's surface

118.

Which process does NOT build mountains?

a)

folding & faulting

b)

compression & uplift

c)

weathering & erosion

119.

Folded mountains form as a result of

a)

shear

b)

tension

c)

compression

120.

Which process acts on rock to form fault-block mountains?

a)

shear

b)

tension

c)

compression

121.

Uplifted mountains are mountains that form when

a)

lava builds up to form cones

b)

rock moves up or down along faults

c)

large areas move up or down with little deformation

122.

pilot mountain is a...

a)

dome mountain

b)

folded mountain

c)

block mountain

d)

Volcanic mountains

123.

Himalayas is an example of

a)

Dome mountains

b)

folded mountains

c)

Block mountains

d)

Volcanic mountains

124.

low ridge between two mountain peaks

a)

Saddle

b)

Valley

c)

Base

d)

Alpine

125.

long steep slope/the edge of a plateau

a)

Mountain

b)

Saddle

c)

Foothills

d)

Escarpment

126.

How do mountains primarily form?

a)

Through the accumulation of sediment

b)

Due to plate tectonic movement

c)

By erosion of landmasses

d)

From volcanic eruptions

127.

Which type of mountain is formed by the collision of two continental plates?

a)

Volcanic mountains

b)

Fold mountains

c)

Fault-block mountains

d)

Dome mountains

128.

What is the primary process responsible for mid-ocean spreading?

a)

Subduction

b)

Erosion

c)

Sea-floor spreading

d)

Weathering

129.

Which of the following is an example of a trench found in the ocean?

a)

The Andes Trench

b)

The Mariana Trench

c)

The Himalayan Trench

d)

The Rocky Trench

130.

What evidence supports the theory of mid-ocean spreading?

a)

The presence of mountain ranges on continents

b)

The symmetrical pattern of magnetic stripes on the ocean floor

c)

The existence of deep ocean trenches

d)

The occurrence of earthquakes along fault lines

131.

Which type of mountain is formed by volcanic activity?

a)

Fold mountains

b)

Fault-block mountains

c)

Volcanic mountains

d)

Dome mountains

132.

What is the primary force driving plate tectonics?

a)

Gravitational pull from the moon

b)

Solar radiation

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Wind erosion

133.

Which type of mountain is formed when large blocks of the Earth's crust are tilted or lifted?

a)

Fold mountains

b)

Fault-block mountains

c)

Volcanic mountains

d)

Dome mountains

134.

What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate is forced under another?

a)

Subduction

b)

Divergence

c)

Convergence

d)

Transformation

135.

Which of the following best describes a dome mountain?

a)

Formed by the folding of rock layers

b)

Created by volcanic eruptions

c)

Formed by the uplifting of rock layers without folding

d)

Created by the collision of tectonic plates

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