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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 can flowing water do to land over a long time?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Wear away soil and rock.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Flowing water can weather and erode soil and rock over long periods.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Wear away soil and rock.

Flowing water can weather and erode soil and rock over long periods.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is erosion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The movement of soil or rock from one place to another.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Erosion happens when wind, water, ice, or gravity moves soil and rock.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The movement of soil or rock from one place to another.

Erosion happens when wind, water, ice, or gravity moves soil and rock.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What can a river help form over many years?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A valley or canyon.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Flowing river water can cut into land and help form valleys and canyons.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A valley or canyon.

Flowing river water can cut into land and help form valleys and canyons.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What can a volcano build when it releases lava that cools?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is New rock and sometimes a mountain.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Cooled lava becomes rock and can build up a volcanic mountain or cone.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is New rock and sometimes a mountain.

Cooled lava becomes rock and can build up a volcanic mountain or cone.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

How can an earthquake change the land?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It can move or crack parts of Earth's surface.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Earthquakes can move, lift, lower, or crack parts of Earth's surface.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It can move or crack parts of Earth's surface.

Earthquakes can move, lift, lower, or crack parts of Earth's surface.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

How can ocean waves change a coast?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is They can wear away rock and move sand.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Waves can erode coastal rock and move sand along a shore.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They can wear away rock and move sand.

Waves can erode coastal rock and move sand along a shore.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What can strong wind do in a dry place?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Move sand and make dunes.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Wind can carry loose sand and deposit it in dunes.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Move sand and make dunes.

Wind can carry loose sand and deposit it in dunes.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

How can moving ice change a valley?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is It can scrape and widen the land.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Moving ice can scrape, carry, and reshape rock and soil in a valley.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It can scrape and widen the land.

Moving ice can scrape, carry, and reshape rock and soil in a valley.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

How can plant roots help a hillside?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They can hold soil and reduce erosion.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Roots help hold soil in place, which can slow erosion by wind or water.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They can hold soil and reduce erosion.

Roots help hold soil in place, which can slow erosion by wind or water.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do scientists make maps of landforms?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Maps help people locate and compare natural features.

  1. Read the landform clue: Identify the shape, height, location, or water feature described in the question.
  2. Match the description: Maps show where landforms are located and help people compare places.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Maps help people locate and compare natural features.

Maps show where landforms are located and help people compare places.

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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.