A-I Landforms: Multiple Choice

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1. A group of islands is called
an archipelago.
an esker.
badlands.
a dell.
2. Small rises next to a mountain range are called
foothills.
karst.
escarpment.
crevasses.
3. Wind may shape sand into
diorite.
dales.
dunes.
drumlins.
4. During a storm, you might shelter your boat in a bay or a
gulch.
mesa.
dry lake.
cove.
5. Where might you find brackish water (water that is a mix of fresh and salt water)?
In an estuary.
In the badlands.
In a glacial horn.
In the karoo.
6. What is an atoll?
A ring of coral islands.
A deep valley.
A landform surrounded by water on two sides.
A crater filled by a lava dome.
7. What is left after a large amount of magma is expelled from a volcano?
A hoodoo.
A hogback.
A bight.
A caldera.
8. Norway and New Zealand contain many fjords, or fiords, along their coastlines. What causes these narrow inlets that feature tall, steep cliffs?
Heavy winds.
Crevasses.
Geysers.
Glaciers.
9. Traveling through the American West, you may see wide stretches of desert punctuated by the occasional steep rocky hill with a flat top. This kind of landform is
a blowhole.
a butte.
an arroyo.
a ridge.
10. The place where two or more rivers meet is called a
confluence.
caldera.
cove.
corrie.
11. Old Faithful is a famous one of these, a natural eruption of hot water.
An ejecta blanket.
A rift.
A geyser.
A gorge.
12. A landform surrounded by water is called
an isthmus.
an inlet.
a hillock.
an island.
13. What is a floodplain?
Land near a river that might be flooded by water during storms or other periods of high water.
A high section of land adjacent to a river that protects occupants from high water.
An urban man-made beach alongside a natural river.
A dry riverbed that can no longer support aquatic life.
14. A tall skinny rock topped with another rock is called a
foiba.
butte.
dune.
hoodoo.
15. A dramatic, deep crack in an ice sheet or a glacier is called a
cravasse.
col.
glen.
defile.
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2 Comments
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Level 84
Jan 18, 2025
Nice! Managed to get them all but definitely wasn't always sure and learned what some of the wrong answers are. (Btw I believe question 8 should say geysers not geyers)
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Level 75
Jan 18, 2025
Thank you!