Landforms Assessment
  • 1. A landform is ____________
A) a natural land shape or feature
B) a hill of sand shaped by the wind
C) surface landforms of an area
  • 2. A __________is a tall flat topped rock feature
A) canyon
B) mesa
  • 3. A __________is a deep valley with steep sides
A) mesa
B) canyon
  • 4. What makes a canyon and sandbars similar
A) Both are formed by rivers
B) Both are found in the Southwest
C) Both are kinds of hills
D) Both are formed by ice
  • 5. Which of Georgia's regions has rolling hills and red clay?
A) Blue Ridge
B) Coastal Plain
C) Piedmont
D) Valley and Ridge
  • 6. Topography is _____________
A) a natural land shape or feature
B) surface landforms of an area
C) a hill of sand shaped by the wind
  • 7. A _______________ is a hill of sand shaped by the wind
A) sinkhole
B) sand dune
C) volcano
  • 8. The process of wearing away rocks by natural means is ____________
A) erosion
B) weathering
  • 9. __________is the process of moving sediment by wind moving water or ice.
A) weathering
B) erosion
  • 10. A __________is an area of new land at the mouth of a river, formed from sediments carried by the river.
A) delta
B) sink hole
C) sand dune
  • 11. A ___________is a large hole formed when the roof of a cave collapses
A) delta
B) sink hole
C) sand dune
  • 12. Where would you most likely find a delta?
A) Near a rivers mouth
B) at a volcanoes base
C) on a mountain top
D) in a deep valley
  • 13. A 3kg (7lb) rock is placed on a hill. What do you think will happen in 100 years?
A) will disappear completely
B) Will get lighter due to weathering
C) will get heavier due to deposition
D) will become a different rock
  • 14. A section of Earth's crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like a puzzle is a
A) plate
B) fault
C) volcano
D) epicenter
  • 15. A ___________is th shaking of Earth's surface, caused by movement of rock in the crust
A) sink hole
B) flood
C) earthquake
D) volcano
  • 16. The ____________is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
A) Fault
B) Epicenter
C) Plate
  • 17. A __________is a crack in the Earth's crust.
A) fault
B) epicenter
C) plate
  • 18. Melted rock that is beneath Earth's surface.
A) lava
B) magma
C) ash
  • 19. Molten rock that flows from a volcano
A) magma
B) ash
C) lava
  • 20. A mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto the Earth's surface
A) hill
B) mountain
C) volcano
  • 21. Which of Earth's layers contain soft areas on which plates float?
A) mantle
B) inner core
C) crust
D) outer core
  • 22. Which is a cause of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
A) plate movement
B) cinder cones
C) the outer core
D) weathering
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