Erosion and Weathering
Two ways to change the Earth are...
Wind and Water
Landforms are shaped by....
Water and Wind
Water comes in 3 forms.
Solid, liquid, and gas.
The land violently shaking is an...
Earthquake
Land surrounded by water is an....
Island
Changes on land caused by weathering and erosion takes _________ years.
Hundreds to thousands years
A large area of land on Earth
Continent
Most of the Earth is covered in ___ water.
Salt
Wind weathering a rock is a ____ change.
Slow
How many continents are on Earth?
7 continents
Adding _________ can slow down water erosion on soil.
Plants and/or vegetation.
Land that is very high
Mountain
When a glacier melts, the ocean water...
Will rise and flood some areas.
A sudden flood caused by heavy rainfall is a...
Flashflood
Water eroding a beach is a _____ change.
Slow
The Grand Canyon was created by...
Millions of years of erosion.
A landform is....
A natural shape of the Earth's surface
Fresh water can ____ from one place to another.
Move
Name 3 fast changes on Earth
*Landslide
*Earthquake
*Volcano
*Flood
*Tornado
A large body of slowly moving ice is a...
Engineers use _____ to support the bank of the river.
Sandbags
The low land between mountains is called...
Valley
People use ____ to collect ground water.
Wells
A national park created by erosion.
Grand Canyon
What are 2 key features of the Earth's surface?
Landforms and bodies of water