Landforms
I am built from materials that come from inside Earth.
Some of me is shaped like a cone.
I help create new land.
Volcano
Place where molten rock breaks through the surface (earth’s crust) of the earth
Hot Spot
Very hot, melted rock
Molten Rock
A sink whole is an example of the geosphere changing
Rapidly or fast
Water surrounds me on all sides.
Some of us are formed by volcanoes.
Some are part of larger groups called archipelagos.
You must cross water to reach me.
Island
Mixture of weathered rock, minerals, water, air, and organic matter
Soil
the interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere where water breaks apart rock
weathering
Type of rock that forms when melted rock hardens
Igneous
Erosion is an example of the geosphere changing
slowly
am one of the highest landforms on Earth.
My sides are often steep.
I can be formed when Earth's plates push together or when volcanoes erupt.
Many people hike or ski on me.
Mountain
a naturally made feature on the surface of the Earth.
Landform
the interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere where water moves rock
erosion
type of rock that is formed when sediments are pressed together
sedimentary
A volcano erupting is an example of the geosphere changing
rapidly or quickly
I receive very little rain.
I can be hot or cold.
Many plants and animals have special adaptations to live here.
Wind helps shape my surface.
Desert
Solid non living materials found in nature
Minerals
the interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere where water drops weathered rock in a new place
deposition
Type of rock that is formed when heat and pressure change an old rock to a new rock
Metamorphic
A canyon being carved away by a river is an example of the geosphere changing
slowly over time
I am found where land meets water.
I am often covered with sand, shells, or pebbles.
Waves constantly change my shape.
Deposition helps create me.
Beach
Sudden movement of large amount of rock and soil down a slope
Landslide
the interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere where moving water (like rivers, glaciers, and ocean waves) grinds down rocks creating
canyon or valleys
What are the steps in the tock cycle
Magma, Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, magma
Gold miners digging giant holes in the earth is an example of the geosphere changing
quickly