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Grade 4 Earth’s Features Practice Test

Build Grade 4 Science skills with five 10-question practice tests on mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, islands, rivers, lakes, coastlines, maps, elevation, and Earth surface changes.

Earth’s Features Practice Tests

These Grade 4 Science practice tests help students identify landforms and water features and use maps to describe Earth’s surface. Students study mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, islands, peninsulas, rivers, lakes, coastlines, elevation, and the processes that shape features over time.

Skills covered

  • Identifying common landforms and water features
  • Using map keys, symbols, scales, compass roses, and elevation information
  • Describing rivers, watersheds, glaciers, bays, waterfalls, and groundwater
  • Connecting landforms to uplift, volcanism, weathering, erosion, and deposition
  • Using maps and observations as evidence of Earth changes
  • Comparing the shapes, locations, and elevations of Earth features

How to use these practice tests

Focus on the defining shape or location of each feature. Use the map legend, scale, compass rose, and elevation information when a map is described. Then connect the feature to the Earth process that may have formed or changed it.

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Grade 4 Earth’s Features Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 4 Science practice test on landforms, water features, maps, elevation, rivers, coastlines, and Earth surface changes.

Read each description or map situation and choose the answer that best identifies the landform, water feature, map tool, or Earth process.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a mountain?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A very high area of land with steep sides.

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: Mountains are high landforms that often have steep slopes and peaks.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A very high area of land with steep sides.

Mountains are high landforms that often have steep slopes and peaks.

2. 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. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: A plateau is elevated land with a broad, relatively flat surface.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A high area of land with a mostly flat top.

A plateau is elevated land with a broad, relatively flat surface.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a plain?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A broad area of mostly flat or gently rolling land.

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: Plains are generally wide, level landforms with gentle slopes.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A broad area of mostly flat or gently rolling land.

Plains are generally wide, level landforms with gentle slopes.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a valley?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

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

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: Valleys are lower areas often found between hills or mountains.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A low area between hills or mountains.

Valleys are lower areas often found between hills or mountains.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a canyon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

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

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: Canyons are deep valleys commonly carved by erosion.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

Canyons are deep valleys commonly carved by erosion.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a hill?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A raised area of land that is lower or less steep than a mountain.

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: A hill is a raised landform, usually smaller or less steep than a mountain.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A raised area of land that is lower or less steep than a mountain.

A hill is a raised landform, usually smaller or less steep than a mountain.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What is an island?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Land completely surrounded by water.

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: An island is surrounded by water on all sides.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is Land completely surrounded by water.

An island is surrounded by water on all sides.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a peninsula?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

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

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: A peninsula extends into water but remains connected to a larger land area.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is Land surrounded by water on three sides and connected to larger land.

A peninsula extends into water but remains connected to a larger land area.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a delta?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A deposit of sediment shaped like a fan or triangle near a river mouth.

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: A delta forms when a river deposits sediment where it enters a lake or ocean.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is A deposit of sediment shaped like a fan or triangle near a river mouth.

A delta forms when a river deposits sediment where it enters a lake or ocean.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a coastline?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The boundary where land meets an ocean, sea, or large lake.

  1. Identify the feature: Look at the shape, location, water connection, or map information in the description.
  2. Use the Earth science clue: A coastline is the line or zone where land and a large body of water meet.
  3. Confirm the classification: The correct choice is The boundary where land meets an ocean, sea, or large lake.

A coastline is the line or zone where land and a large body of water meet.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 4 Earth’s Features

What is a landform?

A landform is a natural feature of Earth’s solid surface, such as a mountain, plain, valley, plateau, or canyon.

What can an elevation map show?

An elevation map can show how high or low different places are and help readers compare the shape of the land.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 4 Earth’s Features questions in total.