True or false. A glacier is a landform.
False. A glacier is made of ice, which is frozen water.
What covers most of Earth?
Water
What type of fast change is this?
Volcano
True or false. Weathering and erosion take a long time.
True
True or false. Fossils can be old teeth or shells.
True
What do we call a natural feature on Earth?
Landform
What is a large body of moving ice?
What type of fast change is this?
Earthquake
What is when wind, water, or other causes move rocks and soil?
What is a print or part of a plant or animal that lived long ago called?
Fossil
Would you see a hill on a plain?
No. Plains are flat and hills are raised parts of the land.
-Ponds
-Lakes
-Rivers
-Streams
-Glaciers
They both change land quickly.
What is when water, ice, or wind breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?
Weathering
What is a plant or animal that no longer lives on Earth called?
Extinct
What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?
A mountain is a high, large landform with a peak. A hill is a raised area of land that is not as tall as a mountain.
Put the following in order by size.
-Ponds
-Oceans
-Lakes
-Oceans
-Lakes
-Ponds
How are earthquakes and volcanos different?
Earthquakes cause the land to crack. Volcanos can explode and send rock/ash into the air and on the ground.
Name 2 things that cause weathering.
-Water
-Wind
Name 2 things that fossils show us.
-size and shape of animals long ago
-clues about things that don't live on Earth anymore
-how the Earth has changed
Name the vocabulary word that goes with each definition.
1. A large, flat area of land.
2. The low land between mountains or hills.
3. Land that is completely surrounded by water.
1. Plain
2. Valley
3. Island
Match each body of water below.
1. A fresh water source that forms when water fills low places on land.
2. A large body of salt water that covers most of Earth.
3. This water source runs downhill and is headed towards the ocean or another body of water.
1. Lakes/Ponds
2. Ocean
3. Rivers/ Streams
Where do most of the volcanos happen on Earth?
Ring of Fire
Name three things that cause erosion.
-Glaciers
-Living things
-Gravity
-Water
-Wind
How do fossils form?
1. Animal Dies
2. It is covered by layers of mud and sand
3. These layers and what is left of the animal turn to rock
4. A print of the animal is left behind