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Landforms (Part 1)
Landforms (Part 2)
Volcanoes
Earthquakes/Faults
100
This type of landform looks like a mountain but is smaller.
What is a hill?
100
This is an area that is higher than the land around it, usually at least 500 meters tall.
What is a mountain?
100
This type of volcano has gently sloping sides.
What is a shield volcano?
100
This is the name of the place where two of the plates of Earth's crust meet.
What is a fault?
200
This word means the shape of landforms in an area.
What is topography?
200
The top of this landform creates some islands, such as the Hawaiian Islands.
What is a volcano?
200
This type of volcano is steep and pointy because it is made of many layers of different materials.
What is a composite volcano?
200
This type of fault has two fault blocks moving horizontally in opposite directions--side-by-side motion.
What is a strike-slip fault?
300
These are the plains that are left behind when a river overflows its banks and leaves soil and sediment behind. 
What are floodplains?
300
This is a tall pile of sand deposited by blowing winds.
What is a dune?
300
The Hawaiian Islands are examples of this type of volcano.
What is a shield volcano?
300
This type of fault is formed where plates are being pulled AWAY from each other, and one block moves DOWN relative to the other.
What is a normal fault?
400
These are what CAUSE most valleys to form. 
What are rivers and glaciers?
400
This is a large, flat area of land WITHOUT steep sides or edges.
What is a plain?
400
Mt. St. Helens is an example of this type of volcano.
What is a composite volcano?
400
This type of fault is formed where plates are being pushed TOWARD one another, and one block moves UP relative to the other.
What is a reverse fault?
500
This landform is created when rocks, soil, and sediment are deposited where a river meets a lake or ocean.
What is a delta?
500
This is a lowland area with higher land around it, stretching between two mountains or two hills.
What is a valley?
500
This is the name of the tube that magma moves through to reach the surface of a volcano.
What is the main vent?
500
What is another name for a reverse fault?
What is a thrust fault?