Landforms
A landform that is significantly higher than its surrounding terrain, formed by volcanism, erosion, and disturbances or uplift in the earth's crust.
A. Volcano
B. Delta
C. Mountain
D. Sand Dune
Mountain
Is a sand dune a constructive or destructive force?
Constructive Force
Natural lakes are formed by erosion. ALL BUT one of these is a type of erosion that forms lakes.
A. Gravity
B. Rivers
C. Glaciers
D. Wind
A. Gravity
A broad nearly level stretches of of land that have no great changes in elevation.
A. Plains
B. Delta
C. Volcano
D. Erosion
A.Plains
Which of these are destructive forces?
A. Chemical weathering
B. Faulting
C. Delta
D. Mountain
A.Chemical weathering
What happens when gravity causes large portions of earth and rock around mountains and hillsides to move and crumble, creating new landforms?
A. Earthquake
B. Landslide
C. Volcano
D. Faulting
B. Landslide
A surface depression of the earth bounded by hills or mountains, sloping down to a stream, lake, or ocean, formed by water or ice erosion is either a
valley or sand dune
Valley
A. Constructive
B. Destructive
C. Both
D. Destructive
Long ago, dams were built for one purpose: to supply for irrigation. Today we use dams for many reasons. Dams are used today to prevent destruction of land and natural resources by providing a way for
A . Providing a ready water supply
B. Producing hydropower
C. Inland navigation
D. Flood Control
D. Flood Control
These help protect mainland beaches from storms and large waves
A. Barrier islands
B. Hurricanes
C. Inlets
D. Longshore currents
A. Barrier Islands
A glacier is a __________ force.
destructive
Deposition is a process that involves wind carrying sediment and then depositing it in a particular place. One common beach sight formed by deposition is a
A. Sand Castle
B. Sand Dune
C. Barrier Island
D. Reef
B. Sand Dune
The Hawaiian Islands were formed from a type of catastrophic event, occurring many times. Each island in the chain is composed of at least one major
A. earthquake.
B. mountain range
C.rift
D.volcano
D. Volcano
A volcano resulting in Hawaiian islands is ______.
Constructive
The type of map will show various geologic features of a specific area
A. Watershed
B. Seismograph
C. Topographic Map