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Grade 4 Geomorphology
When rocks are weathered they often leave behind smaller pieces. What are these pieces called?
  1. pebbles
  2. sediment
  3. stones
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Erosion and deposition are likely to happen when the land does not have trees or plants.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Geomorphology
A delta is
  1. a flat plain formed by sediments when a river empties into the ocean.
  2. any material carried by moving water.
  3. a mudslide.
  4. a natural piece of land extending out into the water.
Grade 4 Geomorphology
This landform is a high, steep surface made of rock, soil, or ice.
  1. mountain
  2. hill
  3. canyon
  4. cliff
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Which of the following would be considered a rapid change to Earth's crust?
  1. creating fossils
  2. landslides
  3. forming canyons
  4. forming mountains
Grade 4 Geomorphology
What are avalanches?
  1. sudden natural events where large amounts of snow and ice slide down a mountain
  2. warnings that tell people when it is dangerous to be on a mountain
  3. big storms that drop new snow on mountains where there is snow already
Grade 4 Geomorphology
All of the following are examples of landforms except                .
  1. mountains
  2. hills
  3. valleys
  4. glaciers
Grade 4 Geomorphology
In colder parts of Earth, moving ice can cause erosion.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Geomorphology
             Weathering              is the disintegration and decomposition of the solid portions of the surface of Earth.
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Weathering is the slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Geomorphology
What are the mounds that form where till builds up or is pushed into piles?
  1. erosion
  2. glaciers
  3. moraines
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Topographic maps show land elevation and slope. The lines on a topographic map are called contour lines. Every point along a contour line has the same elevation. Contour lines that loop together show hills or mountains. Which of the following letters on the map is most likely the top of a hill?
Topographic Map
  1. F
  2. G
  3. J
  4. L
Grade 4 Geomorphology
What is an area of new land at the mouth of a river, formed by sediments carried by the river?
  1. epicenter
  2. delta
  3. topography
  4. fault
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Low land between two mountains.
  1. canyon
  2. peninsula
  3. valley
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Which statement best describes what the map shows?
Topographic Map
  1. land elevation and slope
  2. governmental boundaries
  3. locations of natural resources
  4. atmospheric weather conditions
Grade 4 Geomorphology
A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water is an island.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Temperature can be a factor in the weathering process.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Topographic maps show land elevation. The lines on a topographic map are called contour lines. Every point along a contour line has the same elevation. Index lines are dark contour lines. Each index line is marked with the land elevation. Which of the following letters from the map shows an index line?
Topographic Map
  1. A
  2. C
  3. E
  4. J
Grade 4 Geomorphology
As a glacier moves down a mountain, rocks and soil attach to it. What is this called?
  1. Stickiness
  2. Accumulation
  3. Adhesion
  4. Deposition
Grade 4 Geomorphology
Large amount of snow and ice that fall rapidly down a mountain is called a(n)
  1. landslide.
  2. avalanche.
  3. erosion.
  4. deposition.
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