Science Landforms Test

Question 1

The process by which weathered materials are carried away and deposited in new locations.

Answer 1

Erosion

Question 2

An area of land for which all of the water eventually flows to one central river.

Answer 2

Drainage Basin/Watershed

Question 3

A long ridge of gravel and other sediments, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.

Answer 3

Esker

Question 4

When sand erodes at one end of the beach and piles up at another.

Answer 4

Longshore drift

Question 5

A formation caused by the roof collapse of an underground cavity.

Answer 5

Sinkhole

Question 6

Part of the erosion process in which materials are laid down in a new location.

Answer 6

Deposition

Question 7

A fan shaped deposit of the fine silt and mud at the mouth of the river as it slows and enters the ocean.

Answer 7

Delta

Question 8

A large formation of ice that slowly flows over time, carrying rock and soil with it.

Answer 8

Glacier

Question 9

The rocks and sediment moved by a glacier.

Answer 9

Till

Question 10

A rock formation formed by the materials left by a receding glacier.

Answer 10

Moraine

Question 11

A line of high land that causes water to flow in opposite directions on either side of it.

Answer 11

Divide