Land Formations Worksheet
Explore various land formations and the processes that create them with this Grade 6 Science worksheet.
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Land Formations Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following is a landform created primarily by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river?
Mountain
Delta
Canyon
Volcano
2. What force is primarily responsible for the formation of canyons?
Wind erosion
Volcanic activity
Water erosion
Glacial movement
3. A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land is called a .
4. The process by which wind, water, or ice wears away rocks and soil is called .
5. Explain how a volcano forms and what kind of landform it creates.
6. Mountains are typically formed by the collision of tectonic plates.
True
False
7. A plateau is a low-lying, flat area of land.
True
False
Match each landform with its description.
8. Island
a. A body of land completely surrounded by water.
9. Peninsula
b. A piece of land almost surrounded by water but connected to the mainland on one side.
10. Valley
c. A low area between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
11. Look at the image below. Identify the type of land formation shown and describe one way it might have formed.
