Elevation is the measure of land’s height above or depth below sea level. Landforms are the physical features of the landscape. Most extensive landforms have patterns of high, low, or changing elevation.

Question

Most vast, level landforms are sections of the relatively flat tectonic plates that make up the continents.
High landforms are produced when plates collide and push up the earth’s crust or the magma below.
Other landforms are carved or deposited by wind, water, and living beings.
Relief is the difference between the highest and lowest elevation of a feature or region. Shading on a map shows landforms with rugged relief, such as mountains and hills.
Question
Using the passage, decide whether each statement is true or false.
Landforms are created by plates colliding or wind and water deposits.

True

False
Landforms rarely change over time.

True

False
Elevation is measured by distance from sea level.

True

False
The highest elevation of a region is called its relief.

True

False

Answer 1

1. Landforms are created by plates colliding or wind and water deposits.
   True

2. Landforms rarely change over time.
   False

3. Elevation is measured by distance from sea level.
   True

4. The highest elevation of a region is called its relief.
   False (Relief is the difference between the highest and lowest elevation of a feature or region, not just the highest elevation.)