Land Forms Quiz

What is a volcano?

• An opening in the earth's crust or a mountain/hill made from melted rock.

• A large area of flat land with few trees

• Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

• A long area of low land between mountains or hills.

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What is a valley?

• An opening in the earth's crust or a mountain/hill made from melted rock, where melted rock (lava), ash, and gases are forced out.

• A large cave or a chamber in a cave.

• A long area of low land between mountains or hills.

• A small area of land surrounded by water on all sides.

What is a Canyon?

• An area of relatively level high ground.

• A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

  
  

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

• A naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain.

  
  

What is a Cavern?

• A small area of land surrounded by water on all sides.

• A large cave or a chamber in a cave.

• A land mass with great height and steep sides that is higher than a hill.

  
  

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

What is Pictured above?

• Cavern

• Plateau

• Plain

• Island

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What is Pictured Above?

• Volcano

• Isthmus

• Plain

• Peninsula

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What is Pictured here?

• Plain

• Plateau

• Delta

• Caverns

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What is a Mountain?

• A naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain.

  
  

• Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

  
  

• A land mass with great height and steep sides that is higher than a hill.

  
  

• A large cave or a chamber in a cave.

  
  

Tags

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What is a Delta?

• A naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain.

  
  

• Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

  
  

• A large area of flat land with few trees

  
  

• A naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain.

  
  

What is Pictured here?

• Delta

• Hill

• Peninsula

• Volcanos

Tags

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