Earth's Surface and Landforms Quiz

What is a delta?

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• A landform created by wind erosion

What is a canyon?

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A landform created by wind erosion

What is a sand dune?

• A landform created by wind erosion

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A slowly moving body of ice

What is a glacier?

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A landform created by wind erosion

What is a valley?

• A landform created by wind erosion

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

What is weathering?

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediment

What is sediment?

• A landform created by wind erosion

• Small particles of rock, soil, sand, or shell deposited by water, wind, or ice

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

What is deposition?

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediment

• A slowly moving body of ice

• A process by which wind or water drops sediment in a new location

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

What is reflection?

• The light energy that bounces off a surface

• A deep gorge with steep sides

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A slowly moving body of ice

What is refraction?

• A deposit of sediment where a river meets a lake or ocean

• A slowly moving body of ice

• The bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another

• The light energy that bounces off a surface