- 1. A landform is ____________
A) a hill of sand shaped by the wind
B) surface landforms of an area
C) a natural land shape or feature
- 2. A __________is a tall flat topped rock feature
A) canyon
B) mesa
- 3. A __________is a deep valley with steep sides
A) canyon
B) mesa
- 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) Valley and Ridge
B) Coastal Plain
C) Blue Ridge
D) Piedmont
- 6. Topography is _____________
A) a hill of sand shaped by the wind
B) a natural land shape or feature
C) surface landforms of an area
- 7. A _______________ is a hill of sand shaped by the wind
A) sand dune
B) volcano
C) sinkhole
- 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) sink hole
B) sand dune
C) delta
- 12. Where would you most likely find a delta?
A) on a mountain top
B) Near a rivers mouth
C) in a deep valley
D) at a volcanoes base
- 13. A 3kg (7lb) rock is placed on a hill. What do you think will happen in 100 years?
A) will become a different rock
B) Will get lighter due to weathering
C) will disappear completely
D) will get heavier due to deposition
- 14. A section of Earth's crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like a puzzle is a
A) volcano
B) epicenter
C) fault
D) plate
- 15. A ___________is th shaking of Earth's surface, caused by movement of rock in the crust
A) earthquake
B) flood
C) volcano
D) sink hole
- 16. The ____________is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
A) Epicenter
B) Plate
C) Fault
- 17. A __________is a crack in the Earth's crust.
A) epicenter
B) fault
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) lava
B) magma
C) ash
- 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) crust
B) mantle
C) inner core
D) outer core
- 22. Which is a cause of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
A) weathering
B) plate movement
C) cinder cones
D) the outer core
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