GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GEOBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a LANDFORM?
A
Rocks and anything else that makes up the geosphere
B
Hills and mountains but nothing else
C
A natural feature of the Earth’s surface
D
All water on Earth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This uneveness gives different shapes to the land. They are called landforms. A landform is a natural feature of the surface of the Earth. Some examples are mountains, plateaus, hills, valleys, cliffs, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -A landform is a natural or anthropogenic land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s surface is shaped by internal and external forces leading to the formation of three major types of landforms which are mountains, plains, and plateaus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The varied physical features present on the Earth’s surface like mountains, plains, valleys, plateaus etc. are called landforms.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term “natural feature” means a feature that is created through the action of physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time.

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