Landforms
Maps
Weathering
Erosion
Miscellaneous
100
A deep "U" shaped valley stretching toward the sea was probably created by this.
What is a glacier? Bonus: A deep, narrow, steep-walled valley is most likely caused by what?
100
This type of map shows both elevation and the shape of an area.
What is a topographic map?
100
This is the process of breaking apart rock into soil, sand and other tiny pieces.
What is weathering?
100
This is the process of wearing and carrying away Earth's materials.
What is erosion? Bonus: Which 3 ways does erosion occur?
100
For millions of years, wind and rain have worn down the Earth. However, it isn't completely level because of this.
What is because other forces keep building up the land? Bonus: Does the Earth look the same today as it did 100 years ago? Why?
200
This is where soil is built up by sediment being deposited by rivers during floods.
What are flood-plains? Bonus: Why are flood plains and deltas great places to plant crops?
200
Scale models are best used to identify ___________.
What are landforms?
200
In the stream table experiment this increased the amount of erosion and deposition.
What is using more water or a faster water flow.
200
What happens to the rocky cliffs at the ocean as the ocean waves pound into them?
What is wearing away? Bonus: What part of this would be weathering and what part would be erosion?
200
Planting grass on the side of a hill helps prevent this.
What is erosion? Bonus: Humans clearing land does what to erosion?
300
This is the bend in a river where the water changes direction.
What is a meander?
300
This is used to show what the symbols on a map represent.
What is a map key?
300
This happens as a result of water getting into a crack in a rock and then freezing.
What is ice expanding causing the rock to crack or break apart.
300
This would most likely cause erosion in a desert.
What is wind?
300
The rocks at the bottom of the Grand Canyon are the ________ rocks.
What is the oldest?
400
New mountains are tall and jagged. Old mountains are more rounded. This is because of ________ and _________.
What is weathering and erosion? Bonus: How does this happen?
400
The degree of change in elevation over a length of land is called the _______.
What is slope? Bonus: On a topographic map elevation is shown by using contour lines. The closer the contour lines, the _________ the slope. The farther apart the contour lines, the _________ the slope.
400
As water moves through the water cycle, it shapes the land by _________ all the surfaces it comes into contact with.
What is weathering. Bonus: What is an example of this?
400
Soil erosion probably effects a river by filling the river with ______.
What is sediment?
400
The downhill movement of rocks would cause a river to do this.
What is change it channel. Bonus: How do rivers, streams, and creeks flow on a mountain? Why?
500
Mountains and valleys are created by changing shifts in the ________'s ________.
What is the Earth's crust? Bonus: Shifts in the Earth's crust take place during an ___________.
500
The inner most circle on a topographic map is the ________ point of the landform.
What is highest?
500
_________ and ________ are changes in the Earth's land that happen in nature, but can be influenced by people.
What are Weathering and erosion? Bonus: What is one famous example of wind erosion?
500
The location along a river where erosion would likely be the greatest is _______.
What is the place with the fastest flow. Bonus: What part of the stream has the greatest effect on the amount of erosion caused by a stream?
500
Sedimentary rock would be most likely formed by this.
What is an old river? Bonus: In deposition, which particles take longer to settle, large or small?Why?
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