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How many landforms can you name? - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 15 times
- The average score is 35 of 129
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill | mountain | 85%
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| a large stream of water flowing through the land into a lake, ocean, or other body of water. | river | 85%
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| a large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land. | sea | 85%
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| largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth’s surface. | ocean | 77%
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| a cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the arth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top. | volcano | 77%
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| dry, barren region usually sandy and without trees, little rainfall or practical use of land unless irrigated | desert | 69%
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| a raised part of the earth’s surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter | hill | 69%
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| a large body of water surrounded by land | lake | 69%
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| part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf | bay | 62%
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| narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion | canyon | 62%
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| land along the sea or ocean | coast | 62%
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| land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers | delta | 62%
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| an area of land completely surrounded by water | island | 62%
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| piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water. | peninsula | 62%
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| a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation. | plain | 62%
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| a group of many islands. | archipelago | 54%
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| a hallow space in the ground or mountain with an opening to enter. | cave | 54%
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| one of the seven largest bodies of land on earth | continent | 54%
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| a pile of sand created by wind or waves | dune | 54%
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| a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; extensive wooded area | forest | 54%
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| An opening in the ground that ejects hot water and steam due to volcanic activity. | geyser | 54%
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| a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier, most of this is underwater | iceberg | 54%
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| flat highland area with one steep face; elevated plain. | plateau | 54%
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| an area of land that is always soaked with water; low, wet land that supports grass and trees. and S H R E K | swamp | 54%
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| low land between hills or mountains. | valley | 54%
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| place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff. | waterfall | 54%
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| a curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water | cape | 46%
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| A high, steep slope of rock or soil | cliff | 46%
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| a wall built across a stream or river to hold back water | dam | 46%
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| where a river runs into the ocean or other types of salt water. | estuary | 46%
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| a narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers | fjord | 46%
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| a flat are of land around a river that floods when the river gets high. | floodplain | 46%
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| a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement | glacier | 46%
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| part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay. | gulf | 46%
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| a long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains | mountain range | 46%
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| a small body of water surrounded by land. | pond | 46%
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| a sloping shoreline consisting of sand, gravel, soil or other sediment. | beach | 38%
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| a hole connected to a cave that is attached to a water system that builds up pressure through waves, current or wind. When the pressure is great enough, water is release, usually in a spouting manner. | blowhole | 38%
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| a man-made waterway connecting two bodies of water and is designed to shorten travel time or irrigate | canal | 38%
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| a deep valley with steep rocks on each side. Also referred to as a valley or canyon. | gorge | 38%
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| a small part of a body of water that reaches into a coast | inlet | 38%
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| A island, usually all rock with little vegetation, that is uninhabitable. | islet | 38%
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| wetland with grasses and little or no trees | marsh | 38%
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| a land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls | mesa | 38%
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| a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation | oasis | 38%
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| a part of a river, generally shallow, where the currents move swiftly over rocks. | rapids | 38%
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| a ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water. | reef | 38%
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| a group sharp ridges of rocks on mountain tops usually caused by melting glaciers. | arete | 31%
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| a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway. | channel | 31%
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| plateau of land surface into the ocean but underwater extending from a continent. | continental shelf | 31%
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| a small bay with a restricted entrance. | is a crater or caldera filled with water caused by a volcano eruption or meteor impact. | cove | 31%
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| is a large crack in a glacier that can be seen from the surface. | crevasse | 31%
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| a sheltered area of water where ships may anchor safely | harbor | 31%
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| a large plains region with tall grass. | prairie | 31%
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| a smaller form of a valley with steep sides. | ravine | 31%
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| two separating tectonic plates forming a valley by the land falling. | rift valley | 31%
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| Collapsed limestone or other softrock that forms a hole on the earth’s surface. | sinkhole | 31%
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| barren, battered and eroded land from water and shaped with the help of wearing and wind-driven sand and rain. | badland | 23%
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| Two or more bodies of water meet and their waters mix. | confluence | 23%
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| a floodplain or former floodplain that has a flat ground surface. | flat | 23%
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| The place where a stream or tributary joins a river | fork | 23%
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| A valley that is above another valley usually separated by a cliff. | hanging valley | 23%
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| an area of hills, plateaus, and mountains | highland | 23%
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| narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land | isthmus | 23%
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| area of land covered by lava flow. | lava field | 23%
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| a major bend in a river or stream | meander | 23%
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| deposits of rock and sediment left from a former or receding glacier | moraine | 23%
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| the highest point in a mountain range that is passable by foot. | mountain pass | 23%
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| a valley that flows into a coastline’s water and gets submerged. | ria | 23%
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| an island in a river. | river island | 23%
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| an area of land largely enclosed by higher land. | basin | 15%
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| a slow moving body of water in a low lying area, usually near the coast, with swamp or marshland in some portions of the shoreline. | bayou | 15%
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| A rock formation with vertical or nearly vertical sides that is flat on top and taller than it is wide | butte | 15%
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| the flow of a stream of water | current | 15%
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| a valley with trees. | dell | 15%
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| Oval or round land formation that is elevated from the surrounding areas. | dome | 15%
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| The edge of a cliff with a steep slope | escarpment | 15%
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| a narrow inlet in a cliff usually caused by waves or glaciers. | geo | 15%
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| A soluble rock landscape shaped through erosion. | karst | 15%
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| an area of low and usually level land | lowland | 15%
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| Rocks coming from a glacier | nunatak | 15%
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| a former meander of a river that has separated into a curved lake. | oxbow lake | 15%
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| A hole in an exposed layer of rock that created by a river’s flowing water. | pothole | 15%
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| an area of sand or sentiment that has been collecting and rises above or just below the water. | sandbar | 15%
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| land formation that occurs when sedimentary materials such as rocks, gravel, and silt, are deposited onto land as a result of decreasing or stopped water flow from a river or stream source. | alluvial fan | 8%
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| a creek that is sometimes dry during the year from not having a constant water source such as rain. | arroyo | 8%
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| an island or group of island, usually in the ocean, that protects the nearby mainland coast from erosion. | barrier island | 8%
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| a curve like a bay landform that that has less curve than a bay. | bight | 8%
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| a cliff looking over a body of water or plain | bluff | 8%
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| a collapsed are, usually limestone, with exposed water. | cenote | 8%
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| a group of sand dunes usually found in a desert. | erg | 8%
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| A cave at the bottom of a glacier. | glacier caves | 8%
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| a channel cut in the hillside or mountainside from | gully | 8%
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| a large area of land extending into a large area of water | headland | 8%
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| A irregular shaped rock formation that is tall and pillar-like | hoodoo | 8%
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| molten lava in a crater or vent. (Like a lake filled with lava) | lava lake | 8%
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| a sold cave tube caused by lava | lava tube | 8%
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| rock that forms together with a natural rock bridge usually caused by erosion. | natural arch | 8%
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| All the land in each specific ocean. | oceanic basin | 8%
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| an elevated area of the seafloor that is higher than the surrounding area. | oceanic plateau | 8%
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| two separating underwater tectonic plates separating with magma expelling creating mountain ranges. | Ocean Range | 8%
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| a deep area of water under the waterfall. | plunge pool | 8%
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| an area of land above the shore that is higher than high tide. | raised beach | 8%
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| a shallow area of a river, lake or stream that has ripples caused usually by a rocky surface. | riffle | 8%
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| a branching river extending into another body of water. | river valley | 8%
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| a flat area of land like a step on landforms like a mountain, valley or beach. | terrace | 8%
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| a flowing part of the river that is separated, usually by an island, and rejoins back down stream. | anabranch | 0%
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| chain of seamounts under the ocean created by a hotspot under the Earth’s crust | aseismic ridge | 0%
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| is a sand dune that crescent-shape that faces the wind. The convex shape is formed by the constant blow of wind in one direction. | barchan | 0%
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| beach formation in the form of an arc with a cusp or point at each end | beach cups | 0%
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| elevated formation of sand or other beach material running parallel to a shoreline | beach ridge | 0%
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| A depression or a major loss in vegetation in the ground where the wind has blown away sand or topsoil. | blowout | 0%
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| a rock formation with steep or vertical sides and a round or dome-shaped top usually with little or no vegetation. | bornhardt | 0%
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| A river that has three or move channels that come back together or drain into the same body of water. | braided river | 0%
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| a gentle ground slope with a cliff. | cuesta | 0%
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| a triangular extension from the coast | cuspate foreland | 0%
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| Done shape deposit of dirt caused by a glacier. | dirt cone | 0%
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| All the water in the river exiting at a point usually into another water system like the ocean, lake or another river. | drainage basin | 0%
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| a lake that is dry all year or most of the year with the dry layer being mud or salt. | dry lake | 0%
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| a ground depression between two faults. | graben | 0%
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| is a flat top seamount that is or once had volcanic activity. | guyot | 0%
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| an exposed rock range caused by erosion | hogback | 0%
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| a rise in the ground or volcano caused by lava going through vents in the earth. | lava dome | 0%
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| vertical flowing lava that grows, usually in a sharp tower like shape. | lava spine | 0%
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| geothermal heated mud that bubbles like lava in a volcano. | mud volcano | 0%
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| a hole or crater with steep sides caused by volcanic activity. | pit crater | 0%
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| a freshwater lake that forms behind a glacier. | proglacial lake | 0%
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| Is where two or more arêtes meet and form a pyramid shape on top of a mountain. | pyramidal peak | 0%
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