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Grade 2 Landforms Practice Test

Build Grade 2 science skills with five 10-question practice tests on mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, canyons, islands, peninsulas, coasts, and land changes.

Landforms Practice Tests

These Grade 2 Science practice tests help students identify common landforms and describe how land and water features are shaped. Students explore mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, canyons, islands, peninsulas, coasts, deserts, rivers, and lakes.

Skills covered

  • Identifying common landforms from descriptions
  • Comparing mountains, hills, valleys, plains, and plateaus
  • Recognizing islands, peninsulas, coasts, rivers, and lakes
  • Understanding how water, wind, ice, volcanoes, and earthquakes can change land
  • Connecting landforms to homes, farms, roads, harbors, and habitats
  • Reading simple maps and map legends

How to use these practice tests

Complete one 10-question test at a time. Look for clues about height, shape, water, and location. After each test, describe one way a landform can affect how people, plants, or animals use a place.

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Grade 2 Landforms Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 2 Science practice test on mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, canyons, islands, peninsulas, coasts, and land changes.

Read each landforms question carefully. Match the shape, location, or change described with the correct landform or surface feature.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a landform?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A natural feature or shape on Earth's surface.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A landform is a natural feature of Earth's surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plain.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A natural feature or shape on Earth's surface.

A landform is a natural feature of Earth's surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plain.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which landform is usually high and has steep sides?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A mountain.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Mountains are high landforms that often have steep sides and a peak.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A mountain.

Mountains are high landforms that often have steep sides and a peak.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a hill?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A raised area of land that is usually lower than a mountain.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A hill is raised land that is generally smaller and lower than a mountain.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A raised area of land that is usually lower than a mountain.

A hill is raised land that is generally smaller and lower than a mountain.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a valley?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A low area of land between hills or mountains.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A valley is a lower area between raised landforms such as hills or mountains.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A low area of land between hills or mountains.

A valley is a lower area between raised landforms such as hills or mountains.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which landform is broad and mostly flat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A plain.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A plain is a broad area of land with little change in elevation.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A plain.

A plain is a broad area of land with little change in elevation.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a plateau?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A high area of land with a mostly flat top.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A plateau is elevated land with a relatively flat top.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A high area of land with a mostly flat top.

A plateau is elevated land with a relatively flat top.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a canyon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A canyon is a deep valley, often formed or changed by flowing water, with steep sides.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

A canyon is a deep valley, often formed or changed by flowing water, with steep sides.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is an island?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Land surrounded by water.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: An island is a piece of land with water on all sides.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Land surrounded by water.

An island is a piece of land with water on all sides.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a peninsula?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Land surrounded by water on three sides and connected to larger land.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A peninsula extends into water and is connected to larger land on one side.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Land surrounded by water on three sides and connected to larger land.

A peninsula extends into water and is connected to larger land on one side.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a coast?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The place where land meets a large body of water.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: A coast is the boundary where land meets an ocean, sea, or another large body of water.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The place where land meets a large body of water.

A coast is the boundary where land meets an ocean, sea, or another large body of water.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 2 landforms

What is a landform?

A landform is a natural feature or shape on Earth's surface, such as a mountain, valley, plain, island, or canyon.

How can landforms change?

Wind, water, ice, volcanoes, earthquakes, and gravity can shape or move soil and rock over time.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 landforms questions in total.