Landforms

5th grade landforms

Science

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Question 1

Multiple Choice

1 point

What makes landforms?

A.Weathering and Erosion

B.Deposition

C.Plate Tectonics

D.All of these answers are correct

Question 2

Multiple Choice

1 point

Which of these is an example of weathering?

A.A river setting dirt down as it flows

B.Water getting in the cracks of rocks and freezing to break it apart.

C.An Earthquake that creates a Tsunami

D.A volcano creating a new island

Question 3

Multiple Choice

1 point

Which of these is an example of deposition?

A.A river creating a delta with the dirt it carries with it.

B.An earthquake creating a tsunami

C.Water freezing in the cracks of rocks and breaking them apart.

D.Wind blowing sand dunes to different places.

Question 4

Multiple Choice

1 point

Which of these things erode the earth?

A.wind

B.water

C.All of these things

D.ice

Question 5

Multiple Choice

1 point

All of the following are examples of land forms EXCEPT

A.delta

B.icicle

C.island

D.glacier

Question 6

Multiple Choice

1 point

Which of these factors would not change the surface of the earth?

A.fog

B.earthquake

C.rain

D.wind

Question 7

Multiple Choice

1 point

A ____________ is a large flat area of land.

A.plain

B.plateau

C.delta

D.glacier

Question 8

Multiple Choice

1 point

A _____________ is a moving mass of ice.

A.island

B.glacier

C.peninsula

D.canyon

Question 9

Multiple Choice

1 point

In the spring, rocks often fall onto mountain roads, why?

A.The rocks have grown during winter.

B.Ice freezes in the rocks at night, cracking them.

C.The days are longer with more light.

D.The snow is no longer holding them.

Question 10

Multiple Choice

1 point

Landscape Arch in Arches National Park had to be closed to visitors hiking near the base. How could an arch become dangerous?

A.Erosion made it possible for it to collapse

B.Ice could fall off of it, harming the visitor

C.Snakes are attracted to some arches

D.The soil around the arch became polluted.

Question 11

Multiple Choice

1 point

Many valleys in Northern Utah are U-shaped which shows a glacier carved them. How long does it take a glacier to carve a valley?

A.less than a year

B.10 to 20 years

C.100 years

D.thousands of years

Question 12

Multiple Choice

1 point

How do volcanoes, earthquakes, and uplift affect Earth's Surface? They create...

A.deep ocean basins

B.great plains of rich soil

C.mountains and valleys

D.arctic ice caps