Satellite Images Practice

This landform was probably caused by - 

• high tides.
• wind.
• human activity.
• running water.

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This is a meteor crater. Which of the following is a prediction of how the crater will change over the next 1,000 years?

• The crater will become more shallow as the sides erode into the center.

• The crater will become deeper as animals make the crater home and burrow deep into the rock.

• The crater will not change over 1,000 years.

• The crater will fill in with lava.

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Which of the following best describes how mountains change over time?

• The elevation of the peaks will decrease due to erosion.

• The elevation of the peaks will increase due to weathering.

• The elevation of the peaks will increase due to deposition.

• Mountains stay the same, they never change.

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The satellite image below shows a portion of the Namib Desert in Africa. This is an ancient, sandy desert with dunes that can be up to 305 m tall. The Namib Desert extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean between 80 km and 200 km and receives only 5 mm to 76 mm of rain each year.

A satellite picture of this same area taken weeks before shows that the shape and location of some sand dunes have changed. Which of these most likely caused the changes in the dunes?

• Ocean waves

• Flowing rivers

• Blowing wind

• Crustal uplift

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A fan shaped area where a river enters a larger body of water such as an ocean or lake is called a -

• Delta

• Canyon

• Coastline

• Dune

Which point would best be described as the coastline?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which area would experience the most erosion from waves?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which point indicates the fan shaped area where the river enters a larger body, in this case the bay?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The breaking down of rock into sediment is -

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Which of the following factors carves out canyons through the processes of weathering and erosion?

• Water

• Wind

• Roots

• Gravity

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