MyView U5 W1: Introducing Landforms Quiz

Which one is not a continent?

• The United States

• Asia

• Europe

Choose the statement that is FALSE

• Some landforms are shaped by animals and people.

• Landforms are shaped by wind, fire, water, and ice.

• There is only one kind of landform on Earth.

How is a sea cave made?

• waves hit the side of the cliff many times

• people hipped away the rocks for years

• people used dynamite to blow up the rocks

What word has the same meaning as the word basin?

• bay

• lake

• bowl

Choose the best description of a mountain.

• it is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top

• it is small and the sides are not steep

• it is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top

Which fact about valleys is false?

• the weather is warmer in the valleys than on the mountains

• V-shaped valleys have curved sides

• trees, grasses, and flowers grow in valleys

What is special about the plains?

• no weeds grow there

• the soil is good for growing crops

• there are hardly any animals living there

What is formed when the wind pushes sand into huge piles?

• sand islands

• buttes

• dunes

Where can hoodoos be found?

• in canyons

• under the sea

• next to the ocean

Which volcano is the most dangerous?

• a wide dormant volcano

• a small active volcano

• a huge, non-active volcano