Vocabulary
What do you call a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions?
What is a volcano.
What do you call molten rock under Earth's surface?
What is magma.
Creates new land when lava cools and hardens
What is a volcano.
List three ways landforms change?
What is through weathering, erosion, and plants growing into cracks of a cliff.
What is a delta and where would you find one?
A delta is an area of new land and it would be found at the mouth of a river. It is formed from sediments carried by the river.
This device measures movement in the Earth's crust
What is a seismograph
This is more likely to happen on a steep hill side after a wild fire has burned aways the trees, leaves, and plant roots.
What is a landslide.
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Erosion is the process of moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice. Weathering is the process of wearing away or breaking down rocks.
How does a jetty help protect a beach?
What is it prevents the current and waves from carrying away the sand.
What do you call a break in Earth's crust?
What is a fault.
What do you call a natural land shape or feature?
What is a landform.
This is how scientist use data from and about earthquakes.
What is to determine areas where earthquakes are most likely to occur and to create building codes to construct more sturdy building/homes.
Water can change not only landforms on Earth’s surface but also features underground. Name one way water can affect landforms underground?
What is a sinkhole. Water can cause underground erosion which causes caves to form. The roof of a cave collapses due to the weight of material above it. If the cave is near the surface, a large hole, called a sinkhole, may suddenly open.
Will a mountain last forever?
No, because of weathering. Seeds can fall into cracks in rock and grow into plants that will break the rock. Also, when it rains, water can freeze in the cracks and cause the rock to break.
What do you call a hill of sand, made and shaped by the wind?
What is a sand dune.
What do you call a movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth's crust?
What is an earthquake.
Erosion can cause landslides. How do landslides occur?
Landslides occur after heavy rains or earthquakes. They occur on mountainsides or on hills. They can also occur on a steep area after a wildfire has burned away plant roots which help to prevent erosion.
The process of putting or replacing sand on the beach.
What is beach restoration.
What are deep valleys with steep sides?
What is a canyon
What is the process of wearing away rocks by natural means?
What is weathering.
What causes both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
What is plate movement.
What famous landform was created from deposition?
What is the Mississippi River Delta.
How are canyons formed? What is the name of one major canyon found in the United States?
What is they are formed from water erosion. An example is the Grand Canyon.