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  • A sea cave forms because of wave erosion.
    True
  • A waterfall forms when water drops over rock.
    True
  • A mountain is very high land with steep sides.
    True
  • Sand dunes are shaped by wind.
    True
  • Bays usually have calm water.
    True
  • A hill is higher than a mountain.
    False
  • An island is land surrounded by water.
    True
  • Floodplains have poor soil.
    False
  • A delta forms where a river meets the sea.
    True
  • A fault line is a crack in Earth’s crust.
    True
  • Glaciers form in very hot places.
    False
  • Rivers flow from low land to high land.
    False
  • A sea cliff is steep rock near the coast.
    True
  • A bend in a river is called a meander.
    True
  • A river is moving freshwater.
    True
  • A peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.
    True
  • Rivers often flow through valleys.
    True
  • A gorge is narrow and deep.
    True
  • Sand and mud dropped by a river are called sediment.
    Sediment
  • Volcanoes can erupt with lava and ash.
    True
  • A peninsula is not connected to land.
    False
  • Beaches are made of sand or small stones.
    True
  • Landforms are natural features of Earth’s surface.
    True
  • Flat land that is good for farming is called a plain.
    Plain
  • A cape is land surrounded by water on all sides.
    False
  • Flowing water can carve a canyon.
    True
  • A valley is land between mountains or hills.
    True
  • A plateau is flat land on high ground.
    True
  • A U-shaped valley is formed by glaciers.
    True
  • A fjord is a deep valley filled with seawater.
    True
  • A desert receives very little rain.
    True
  • A moraine is a pile of rocks left by a glacier.
    True
  • Earthquakes happen near fault lines.
    True
  • Waves move sand on beaches.
    True
  • An oxbow lake was once part of a river.
    True
  • A glacier is a slow-moving river of ice.
    True
  • A floodplain is flat land next to a river.
    True
  • A sea stack forms after a sea arch collapses.
    True
  • A sea arch forms when waves cut through rock.
    True
  • A canyon forms quickly in a short time.
    False
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