Name _______________________________ Class _______ Date ___________________
Earth’s Landforms
Study Guide
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Vocabulary: Surface features
1.
A ___________________ is sediment that is deposited at the mouth of a river.
2. _____________________ is molten rock under Earth’s crust.
3. A hill of sand, made and shaped by the wind is called ______________
________________.
4. All the kinds of landforms in a certain place are considered a
_______________________.
5. A _____________________ is a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials.
6. _______________________ is a wall-like structure that traps sand and small rocks.
7. A movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth’s crust is
identified as a/an ___________________________.
8. A _____________________ is a break in Earth’s crust and runs through the Blue Ridge
and Valley & Ridge regions of Georgia.
9. A ____________________ land shape or feature is described as a landform.
10. The collapse of an underground cave, created by water erosion can produce a
___________________________.
Constructive Processes
11. A ____________________ process is the building-up of Earth’s surface
Landforms created are:
a.) _______________ _____________ created by build-up of blowing sand
b.) ______________ _____________ formed by water waves and currents moving
sand along beaches.
c.) __________________ and _________________caused by magma and lava
d.) ____________________ produced by deposition of sediment at the mouth of a
river.
Destructive Processes
12. A _________________ process is the wearing away of Earth’s surface.
Landforms created are:
a.) ___________________ and _______________________ produced by running
water eroding both sides of a rock formation.
b.) __________________________ formed by a collapsed cave due to erosion.
Some causes that change Earth’s landforms
13. _______________________ the movement of sediment from one place to another.
14. ________________________ is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces called
sediment.
Technology and Human Intervention used to control landform changes
15. A ____________________ and __________________are tools used to help scientist
measure the movement of Earth’s crust.
16. A ______________________ studies earthquakes.
Short Answer.
17. What is a wall of earth or concrete called and used for?
___________________________________________________________________
18. What is a wall that sticks out into the ocean used to help protect beaches called?
_____________________________________________________________________
19. What can be used to stop the flow of water in a river or stream and can be let out
slowly to prevent what?
___________________________________________________________________________
20. How can contour plowing prevent soil erosion?
___________________________________________________________________________
Multiple Choice.
21. Which landform change is most easily controlled by humans?
a.
b.
c.
d.
volcanic deposition
coastal erosion
surface movement in earthquakes
erosion of desert sand by wind
22. Which is NOT a way that plants affect landforms?
a. by weathering rock with chemicals
b. by adding new nutrients to the soil
c. by weathering rock with their roots
d. by holding soil in place with their roots
23. Which of the following is NOT a means of flood control?
a. dam
b. jetty c. levee
d. flood plains
24. Which is a cause of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
a. weathering
b. plate movement c. the outer core d. cinder cone
25. Which part of Earth is divided into plates?
a. inner core
b. outer core
c. mantle d. crust
26. How do plants growing on sand dunes prevent wind erosion?
a. the dune will move toward the land.
b. the dune will move toward the ocean.
c. the dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
d. the dune will erode more quickly.
27. How do volcanoes change Earth’s landforms?
a. They release pressure that has built up under Earth’s crust.
b. They blow ash and lava high into Earth’s atmosphere.
c. They form over hot spots.
d. They form mountains of ash and lava.
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28. When two tectonic plates move away from each other it is called
__________________________.
29. When two tectonic plates push into or collide with each other it is called
__________________________.
30. When two tectonic plates slide past each other this is considered
_________________________.