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Florida Landforms and Geological Processes

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the boundary between land and the ocean?

a)

Coastline

b)

River Delta

c)

Aquifer

d)

Sand Dune

2.

What is a hill of wind-deposited sand?

a)

Mountain

b)

Dune

c)

Sinkhole

d)

Coastline

3.

What is a stream of water that flows into an ocean or another large body of water?

a)

Aquifer

b)

River

c)

Lake

4.

What is a large underground chamber?

a)

Dune

b)

Aquifer

c)

Sinkhole

d)

Cavern

5.

What is an opening in the ground caused by a collapse?

a)

Sinkhole

b)

Aquifer

c)

Cave

d)

Mountain

6.

What is a body of saturated underground rock containing water?

a)

Sinkhole

b)

Cavern

c)

Aquifer

d)

Lake

7.

This landform is formed when wind carries and deposits sand into a hill.

a)

Aquifer

b)

River Delta

c)

Coastline

d)

Dune

8.

How many mountains are there in Florida?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

132

d)

5

9.

Why are sand dunes an important part of Florida's beaches?

a)

They protect the land and buildings behind them from strong waves.

b)

They are not important.

c)

They make the beaches look pretty.

d)

They make sand for the beach.

10.

The process that breaks down rock on or near Earth's surface is called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

sedimentary

11.

________________________ is the movement of weathered particles, which are called sediment, to new places.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

cementation

12.

______________________ is the dropping of sediment in a new place.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

sedimentary

13.

Ice wedging is caused by water entering cracks in rocks, freezing, and then expanding. This cycle repeats again and again until the rock eventually breaks. This is an example of ___________________________.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

compaction

14.

Which image is a mountain?

a)

b)

c)

d)
15.

Which image is a delta?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which image is a hill?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which image is a river?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What are coastlines?

a)

a flat tropical river and mangrove swamp.

b)

line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake

c)

a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert.

d)

a large body of water surrounded by land.

19.

What are dunes?

a)

a flat tropical river and mangrove swamp.

b)

line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake.

c)

a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert.

d)

a large body of water surrounded by land.

20.

What are lakes?

a)

a flat tropical river and mangrove swamp.

b)

line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake

c)

a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert.

d)

a large body of water surrounded by land.

21.

Floods and storm surges can erode land. Which landform can protect inland areas from floods and storm surges?

a)

deltas

b)

dunes

c)

plateaus

d)

rivers

22.

Which image shows dunes?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which image shows a coastline?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which image shows a lake?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Sand Dunes

b)

Canyon

c)

Valley

d)

Delta

e)

Sinkhole

26.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Mountain

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Valley

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

27.

What is shown in this picture?

a)

Mountain

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Valley

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

28.

What is this a picture of?

a)

U-shaped valley

b)

Sand dunes

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

Cave

e)

Sinkhole

29.

What is this a picture of?

a)

River

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Lake

d)

Cave

e)

Ocean

30.

What is this a picture of?

a)

River

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Lake

d)

Cave

e)

Ocean

31.

What is this a picture of?

a)

River

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Lake

d)

Cave

e)

Ocean

32.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Delta

b)

Mountain

c)

Cave

d)

Peninsula

e)

Alluvial fan

33.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
34.

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind, and gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The process of carrying away weathered bits of rock is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

36.
The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
37.
The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
38.

The material deposited at the end of a river is called?

a)

landform

b)

delta

c)

canyon

39.
Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.
a)
True
b)
False
40.

Weathering and erosion are the same

a)

True

b)

False

41.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
42.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
43.
Waves dropping sand on the beach is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
44.

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called:

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Decomposition

45.

Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil are _____.

a)

stop rivers from flowing.

b)

make rich farmlands.

c)

are dropped in new places.

d)

move very slowly.

46.

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock.

a)

Physical/Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

47.

Acid rain dissolves the features of a statue.

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

48.

The small pieces of rock that break off of a larger rock during weathering are called...

a)

Sediment

b)

Salt

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

49.

What is erosion?

a)

Fragments of weathered rock.

b)

Erosion is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports weathered materials from one location to another.

c)

Erosion occurs when eroded materials are dropped or laid down.

d)

Gravity is the main force behind sudden rock falls and landslides that can change the shape of a mountain.

50.

The process of sediment being deposited in a new place is called

a)

Abrasion

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

51.

What is weathering?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

c)

Wind moving rocks around

d)

Water and gravity moving rocks

52.
What is the movement of rocks and soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering 
b)
erosion 
c)
deterioration
d)
deposition
53.

________ is the process in which rocks and soil are dropped.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

54.

The breakdown of rock material is called...

a)
weathering 
b)
erosion
c)
oxidation
d)
deposition 
55.

What can cause weathering? (Check all that apply)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
56.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
57.

Fragments of weathered rock are known as ____.

a)

sediments

b)

deposits

c)

limestones

d)

sandstones

58.

The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called:

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Deposition

59.

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Physical/Mechanical weathering

d)

Deposition

60.

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

a)

Erosion breaks down rocks, and weathering carries the broken pieces away.

b)

Erosion carries broken pieces away, and weathering builds the pieces back up into another landmass.

c)

Weathering carries broken pieces away, and erosion builds the pieces back up into another landmass.

d)

Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion carries the broken pieces away.

61.

_____________ is the dropping off or depositing of rocks.

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

62.

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?

a)

Rocks falling off a cliff and breaking

b)

Acid rain breaking down stones

c)

Saltwater breaking rocks into sand

d)

Chemicals in water breaking down minerals in rocks

63.

Which of the following is an example of CHEMICAL WEATHERING?

a)

The freeze-thaw process causing rocks to break down

b)

Acid rain breaking down rock

c)

Animals and humans walking on earth materials

d)

Water in a river running over rocks and making them smooth

64.

A landform that results from the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river

a)

canyon

b)

mountain

c)

plateau

d)

delta

65.

Which of the examples below is physical weathering?

a)

Lichens growing on rock

b)

Acid rain wearing away limestone

c)

Oxidation (rusting) of a flagpole

d)

Frost wedging splitting a rock apart

66.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing away limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

67.

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

a)

Light shining onto a mountain

b)

Wind blowing away sediment

c)

Rain breaking down rock

d)

All options are correct

68.

Oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron.

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

69.

The part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off.

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

70.

Which type of weathering occurs when animals burrow in the ground and displace soil, rocks, and plant roots?

a)

Physical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

71.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

72.
The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
73.

The process of carrying away weathered bits of rock is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

74.

What is the boundary between land and the ocean?

a)

Coastline

b)

River Delta

c)

Aquifer

d)

Sand Dune

75.

What is an area of increased elevation that rises to a peak?

a)

Coastline

b)

Cavern

c)

Sand Dune

d)

Mountain

76.

What is a large body of water surrounded by land?

a)

Lake

b)

Coastline

c)

River

d)

Aquifer

77.

What is a stream of water that flows into an ocean or another large body of water?

a)

Aquifer

b)

River

c)

Lake

d)

River Delta

78.

What is a sinkhole?

a)

A hole formed when limestone is dissolved by water and eroded, causing the land above to collapse.

b)

A pile of sediment and rocks that has been eroded and then deposited by a glacier (ICE).

c)

The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope caused by gravity, heavy rains (water), cutting down trees, construction on steep slopes, and/or earthquakes.

d)

Pollution (sulfuric acid) from factories dissolves in precipitation; a cause of chemical weathering when the acid eats away at rocks and buildings.

79.

When the land surface above collapses or sinks into cavities, or when surface material is carried downward into voids, groundwater erodes rock underground and can make conditions favorable for this to form.

a)

deltas

b)

mountains

c)

caves

d)

sinkholes

80.

Which landforms are not typically found in Florida?

a)

coastlines and dunes

b)

lakes and rivers

c)

glaciers and mountains

d)

caves and aquifers

81.

How does acid rain cause weathering?

a)

through abrasion

b)

through oxidation

c)

by dissolving rock

d)

by carrying rock away

82.

Mechanical weathering breaks some limestone into pieces. What effect would this have on the chemical weathering of the limestone?

a)

Chemical weathering would stop occurring.

b)

Chemical weathering would remain the same.

c)

Chemical weathering would occur at a slower rate.

d)

Chemical weathering would occur at a faster rate.

83.

Are mountains found in Florida?

a)

Yes

b)

No

84.

Are there lakes in Florida?

a)

Yes

b)

No

85.

Are there coastlines in Florida?

a)

Yes

b)

No

86.

Are deltas found in Florida?

a)

Yes

b)

No

87.

The process in which rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

sediments

88.

What protects Florida from flooding and storm surges in Florida's coastal areas?

a)

rivers

b)

dunes

c)

deltas

d)

caves

89.

Why are plants and plant roots important to the coast?

a)

Plants are not important.

b)

Animals eat plants.

c)

Plant roots hold dirt and sand together to reduce the chance of erosion.

d)

The plants help provide shade.

90.

In Florida, what landforms are created when streams and rivers carry and deposit sediment?

a)

Sinkholes and mountains

b)

Glaciers and mountains

c)

Coastlines and deltas

d)

Dunes and glaciers

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