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1.

What is a meander?
- A.
  
  A bend or curve in a river where water changes direction
- B.
  
  The process of breaking down rock.
- C.
  
  Adding sand or soil to a new location
- D.
  
  A person who makes maps
Correct Answer
A. A bend or curve in a river where water changes direction
2.

What is erosion?
- A.
  
  A person who makes maps
- B.
  
  The process of moving sediments from one place to another
- C.
  
  The process of breaking down rock
- D.
  
  A v-shaped valley eroded by a river
Correct Answer
B. The process of moving sediments from one place to another
3.

What is weathering?
- A.
  
  The process of breaking down rock over thousands and thousands of years.
- B.
  
  A v-shaped valley erosion eroded by a river.
- C.
  
  Adding sand or soil to a new region.
- D.
  
  A person who makes maps
Correct Answer
A. The process of breaking down rock over thousands and thousands of years.
4.

Land that is located on a floodplain is...?
- A.
  
  Dry
- B.
  
  Sandy
- C.
  
  Swampy
- D.
  
  Fertile(lots of minerals and soil because of deposition)
Correct Answer
D. Fertile(lots of minerals and soil because of deposition)
5.

What is a cartographer?
- A.
  
  Geologist
- B.
  
  Meteorologist
- C.
  
  Archeologist
- D.
  
  A map maker
Correct Answer
D. A map maker
6.

What can affect erosion and deposition?
- A.
  
  Building a model
- B.
  
  Farming
- C.
  
  Fishing
- D.
  
  Watching television
Correct Answer
B. Farming
7.

What is a canyon?
- A.
  
  Curve or bend in a river
- B.
  
  A small river that flows into a large river
- C.
  
  A deep narrow valley with steep sides that can have a river that flows through it.
- D.
  
  The top part of a mountain
Correct Answer
C. A deep narrow valley with steep sides that can have a river that flows through it.

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8.

What does wind and gravity do to landforms over time?
9.

What is a model?
- A.
  
  Contour lines on a map
- B.
  
  A smaller representation of the real thing.
- C.
  
  A V-shaped valley at the mouth of a river.
- D.
  
  A fan shaped deposit at the mouth of the river.
Correct Answer
B. A smaller representation of the real thing.
10.

What ways can humans affect landforms?
- A.
  
  Going to the beach
- B.
  
  Eating
- C.
  
  Deforestation
- D.
  
  Surfing
Correct Answer
C. Deforestation
11.

Billy Bob went the Grand Canyon with his best friend Sarah Sue. When they got out of the car the first thing they started to ask each other what could have caused the formation of the Grand Canyon. What most likely caused the erosion?
- A.
  
  A river.
- B.
  
  A meander.
- C.
  
  A peak.
- D.
  
  A valley.
Correct Answer
A. A river.

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Landform Quiz

What is a meander?

What is erosion?

What is weathering?

Land that is located on a floodplain is...?

What is a cartographer?

What can affect erosion and deposition?

What is a canyon?

What does wind and gravity do to landforms over time?

What is a model?

What ways can humans affect landforms?

Billy Bob went the Grand Canyon with his best friend Sarah Sue. When they got out of the car the first thing they started to ask each other what could have caused the formation of the Grand Canyon. What most likely caused the erosion?