Landform Quiz
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- Q1
What is the landform that describes "steep sides, narrow channel, often a river in between sides"?
Delta
Valley
Mountain
Canyon
120s - Q2
What is the characteristic of a Plateau?
Spanish for "table", flat-topped hill
Can be shaped like a "U" or "V"
Takes up one-third of the Earth's land, can be shaped by erosion
Usually in the desert or on the beach, can also be underwater
120s - Q3
What is usually a triangular shape, sediments built up at the end of a river?
Lake
Valley
Plateau
Delta
120s - Q4
Which characteristic describes a Mountain?
Spanish for "table", flat-topped hill
Can affect weather pattern, steep, tall
Can be shaped like a "U" or "V"
Steep sides, narrow channel, often a river in between sides
120s - Q5
What landform is described as a "body of water completely surrounded by land"?
Lake
Valley
Canyon
Plains
120s - Q6
Which of the following describes a Mesa?
Flat land, can be grassy, forested, or frozen
Take up one-third of Earth's land, can be shaped erosion
Spanish for "table", flat-topped hill
Can be shaped like "U" or "V"
120s - Q7
What landform is "usually in the desert or on the beach, can also be underwater"?
Plains
Canyon
Mesa
Sand Dunes
120s - Q8
Which best describes a Valley?
Usually a triangular shape, sediments built up at the end of a river
Usually in the desert or on the beach, can also be underwater
Body of water completely surrounded by land
Can be shaped like a "U" or "V"
120s - Q9
What landform is described as "flat land, can be grassy, forested, or frozen"?
Sand Dunes
Plains
Plateau
Mesa
120s - Q10
Fill in the blank: A sand dune is formed when __________ erodes the sand.
plates
wind
rivers
delta
120s - Q11
Fill in the blank: A canyon is usually formed by ___________ eroding sediments.
rivers
wind
glaciers
plates
120s - Q12
Fill in the blank: A __________ is formed when rivers deposit sediment at the mouth or end of the river.
plates
delta
glaciers
rivers
120s - Q13
Fill in the blank: A mountain is formed by tectonic ___________ pushing upward, volcanoes, and erosion.
wind
plates
rivers
glaciers
120s - Q14
Fill in the blank: A valley is formed by ___________, rivers, and streams.
glaciers
delta
wind
plates
120s - Q15
What landform is the image shown?
Mountain
Valley
Canyon
Delta
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