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- 1. Multiple Choice
Jane was looking at a cliff made up of several layers of different kinds of rock. Near the top of the cliff, she found a fossilized bone. Near the middle, she found the fossil of a fern. At the bottom, she found a fossilized shell.
What process was critical in the formation and preservation of the fossils?
plate tectonics
deposition
chemical weathering
abrasion
- 2. Multiple Choice
Many processes help to shape Earth’s surface. Starting with a rock, in what order would you expect the following Earth processes to occur?
deposition, eruption, weathering
erosion, weathering, deposition
eruption, erosion, weathering
weathering, erosion, deposition
- 3. Multiple Choice
Water is found in many places on Earth. Consider the rivers, streams, and ocean in the illustration.
What landform will be created when sediments carried by the river are deposited near the river’s mouth?
an alluvial fan
delta
a sea cave
a sea cliff
- 4. Multiple Choice
Weathering and erosion are two processes that shape Earth’s surface. Which of the following sets of factors causes both weathering and erosion?
moving water, plants, wind
glaciers, waves, wind
acids, tree roots, waves
acids, plants, ice
- 5. Multiple Choice
Marsha places a sealed plastic bottle of water in a freezer. The next day she discovers that the water has frozen and split the sides of the bottle. What process does this phenomenon best represent?
chemical weathering
deposition
mountain building
physical weathering
- 6. Multiple Choice
Sand dunes form along some coastlines. Which factor is most responsible for forming sand dunes?
rain
wind
water
ice
- 7. Multiple Choice
Plateaus and plains are both landforms. How is a plateau different from a plain?
The elevation of a plateau is higher than that of the surrounding area.
The elevation of a plateau varies greatly from place to place
The area of a plateau is greater than that of a plain.
The area of a plateau is greater than that of a plain.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Many thousands of years ago, glaciers covered large areas of Earth’s surface. Glaciers are large blocks of ice that flow slowly over the land. Portions of the ice melted and refroze many times over the years. Which explanation best describes how glaciers contributed to the formation of coastal plains?
Water from the melting ice elevated the shoreline, forming plateaus.
Water from the melting ice flooded the plains, causing plants to die
Water from the melting ice smoothed sediments along the shore.
Water from the melting ice deposited sand on the ocean floor.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The state of Florida is a peninsula. What type of landform borders the Florida peninsula on three sides?
a river
a delta
a coastline
a mountain
- 10. Multiple Choice
Earth’s surface has many different landforms. Look at the illustration.
Which number indicates a dune?
1
2
3
4
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a natural physical feature on Earth's surface?riverglaciermountainlandform
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean is called adunemountaincoastlinedelta
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of landform has a large, natural rise in elevation that has steep sides and is taller than a hill?glacierdunehillmountain
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a glacier?hills formed by the wind blowing sanda huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slopeA large body of water with land all around itThe outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHills formed by the wind blowing or depositing sand are calleddunesriverslakesmountains
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a river?a natural physical feature on Earth's surfaceThe outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or oceana wide body of slowly moving water; a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of watera huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA large body of water with land all around it is called aoceanriverstreamlake
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a delta?a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slopea wide body of slowly moving water; a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of watera triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of waterThe outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSand dunes are mostly found in what landforms?rivers and oceansstreams and lakesmountains and glacierscoastlines and deserts
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThese landforms are NOT found in Floridamountains and glacierscoastlines and sand dunesrivers and lakesdeltas
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMountains and glaciers producelimestonesedimentcastlesstone
- 22. Multiple ChoiceDeltaRiverCoastlineMountain
- 23. Multiple ChoiceDeltaGlacierRiverCoastline
- 24. Multiple ChoicelakeHillGlacierCoastline
- 25. Multiple ChoiceLakeRiverCoastlineDelta
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