Major Landforms
Theses characteristics describe which landform?
- high elevation
- have peaks
- steep slopes
- rocky
mountain
the natural features that make up Earth's surface
landforms
There are four types factors of weathering. List all that you can.
wind
water
ice
plants
This is formed at the mouth of a river.
delta
These characteristics describe which landform?
- low elevation
- fairly flat
- gently sloping
- many are covered in grasses
plains
the breaking down of rocks into small particles (sand)
weathering
The Earth's surface changes slowly or quickly over time.
slowly
Thick, moving sheets of ice. It is formed where snow falls.
glacier
These characteristics describe which landform?
- steep or gentle slopes
- V-shaped or U-shaped
- lower elevation at the bottom
- usually a stream or river flowing through
valley
This is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.
erosion
This is what happens if water gets into rocks and freezes.
the rock cracks
Wind erosion can also blow sand into large mounds called what?
dunes
These characteristics describe which landform?
- flat on top
- steep cliff-like sides
- higher elevation than surrounding land
- rocky
plateaus
The name of the "supercontinent." (scientists believe that all the land was once one big continent)
pangea
an opening in the Earth's crust from which molten rock or magma escapes to reach the surface
volcano
This is a body of freshwater with land all the way around it
lake
These characteristics describe which landform?
-deep narrow valley
-steep sides
-formed by a river
canyon
when the plates of Earth's crust move past one another along faults, or cracks, the surface will sometimes shake.
earthquake
guess a number 1-100 without going over
77
a piece of land surrounded by the ocean.
island