Grade 3 Social Studies Practice Test: Landforms and Bodies of Water
- Landforms and Bodies of Water
- 10 questions
- 13 minutes
These questions ask you to name landforms and bodies of water from their descriptions. Tip: picture the shape of the land or water in your head before you choose.
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Question 1
Which landform is a wide area of low, mostly flat land that is often good for farming?
Correct answer: B
A plain is low, flat land, and its rich soil is often used for farms. Mountains and canyons are steep, and a peninsula is land almost surrounded by water.
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Question 2
Florida has water on three sides: the Atlantic Ocean on the east, a large gulf on the west and the ocean to the south. What kind of landform is Florida?
Correct answer: D
A peninsula is land with water on three sides that is still joined to a larger piece of land. An island has water on all sides.
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Question 3
What do we call land that is completely surrounded by water?
Correct answer: A
An island has water on every side, like Hawaii's islands. A peninsula is joined to the mainland on one side.
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Question 4
A part of a lake or ocean that reaches into the land, where ships can often find calm water, is called a
Correct answer: C
A bay is water that curves into the land, so the land around it blocks some of the wind and waves. The other choices are landforms, not bodies of water.
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Question 5
The place where a river begins, such as a spring or melting snow high in the mountains, is the river's
Correct answer: B
A river starts at its source and ends at its mouth, where it flows into a larger body of water. A delta forms near the mouth, not at the beginning.
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Question 6
A smaller river that flows into a bigger river is called a
Correct answer: A
Tributaries add their water to a larger river. The Ohio River, for example, is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
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Question 7
Which landform is a deep, narrow valley with steep rock walls, often carved by a river over a very long time?
Correct answer: D
Moving water slowly wears away rock and can cut a deep canyon. A plateau is high land that is flat on top, not a deep valley.
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Question 8
Mud and sand carried by a river can pile up where the river meets the sea. The new land that forms there is called a
Correct answer: C
A delta is built from soil a river drops at its mouth. Deltas are flat and often very good for farming.
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Question 9
Which landform is high land that is mostly flat on top?
Correct answer: A
A plateau rises above the land around it but has a flat top, like a table. A valley is low land between hills or mountains.
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Question 10
Which of these bodies of water is made of salt water?
Correct answer: B
Oceans are salt water and cover most of Earth. Most rivers, ponds and streams are fresh water.
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