Vocabulary
a very hot and dry area
desert
A piece of land that is surrounded by water
island
rivers can cut through land over millions of years to form this
canyon
Shaking of the Earth’s surface by moving of the crust or mantle
earthquake
On the coast/at the border of tectonic plates/in the ocean (islands)
A deep valley with very steep sides- often carved from the earth by a river
canyon
A very tall and high natural place on Earth- higher than a hill
mountain
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
weathering
A large mountain that can erupt and spew out lava
volcano
What type of lava forms a cone volcano (high peek)?- thick or thin?
thick lava
Flat land that has only small changes in elevation
plain
Huge sheets of ice
glaciers
the carrying of small rocks (sediment) to another place
erosion
When it rains so much that rivers cannot hold all of the water, it causes this
flood
What type of lava forms a volcano that erupts?
thick lava
A raised, flat piece of land higher than the land around it
plateau
A raised area or mound of land
hill
The slow movement of soil is called this. It can cause bent fences.
creep
What do you call a large wave formed by an earthquake in the middle of the ocean?
tsunami
What two types of volcanoes did we learn about?
cone and shield
A flat low place between mountains
valley
Any natural feature on Earth’s surface
landform
Name three of the four things that can cause rocks to break down.
ice, water, plants, wind
What is a large storm that is accompanied by high winds? It often leads to flooding.
hurricane
In our experiment we built a model of rain falling on land. What happened?
The water slowly wore away the land and carried it away. It formed a canyon, and the water became dirty. The land was deposited at the bottom of the slope.