Vocabulary
What is a naturally formed feature on Earth’s surface made of rock and soil?
a. landform
b. volcano
c. landslides
d. island
Landform
Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces?
Weathering
A river deposits sediment at its mouth and creates new land.
Constructive
What landform forms at the mouth of a river when water slows and sediment builds up?
A delta
A rock breaks apart but the pieces stay in the same location. What happened?
Weathering
What do we call small pieces of weathered rock?
a. dust
b. sand
c. sediment
d. gravel
C. Sediment
Which process moves weathered rock from one place to another?
Erosion
Moving waters weather away at the sides of a canyon
Destructive
What landform is made when wind erodes and deposits sand?
a. mountain
b. sand dune
c. sand valley
d. a sand storm
b. Sand dune
Rainwater carries loose soil down a hill. What process is occurring?
Erosion
What is a large accumulation of ice that slowly flows downhill due to gravity?
a. ice mountain
b. glacier
c. ice cube
d. ice age
Glacier
Which process drops sediment in a new location?
Deposition
Wind removes sand from one location and deposits it somewhere else to form a sand dune
Both
What landform commonly has steep sides and a V shape and can form because of high winds or running water?
a. canyon
b. valley
c. mountain
d. volcano
a. Canyon
A river becomes slower and drops the sediment it was carrying. What process is occurring?
Deposition
What landform is created when a glacier slowly scrapes out a wide, U-shaped valley?
a. the grand canyon
b. a glacial valley
c. the titanic
d. an ice valley
b. a glacial valley
Put these processes in the order they commonly occur: erosion, deposition, weathering.
W.E.D
A glacier scrapes and removes rock as it travels downhill, eventually forming a valley.
Which landform is usually U-shaped? A canyon or a glacial valley
Glacial valley
A river breaks rock into sediment, carries it downstream, and later drops it. Name all three processes in order.
Weathering------> Erosion------> Deposition