Land Changes

Vocabulary

100

A mountain that forms as lava flows through a crack onto Earth's surface

Volcano

200

a huge, moving mass of ice

glacier

300

the shaking of Earth's surface caused by movement of rock in the crust

earthquake

400

The process of  DROPPING sediment in a process called _________

deposition

500

occurs when a huge amount of water overflows or soaks an area that is usually dry.

floods

Vocabulary II

100

when rock is broken down into smaller pieces

weathering

200

the moving of weathered rock by water, wind, or ice

erosion

300

the smaller pieces of rock that have been broken down examples: sand, clay, pebbles

sediment

400

What are the four types of weathering?

wind, water, ice, plants

500

A row of trees used to block wind

wind breaks

Weathering/Erosion

100

Which of these landforms are formed by deposition? A) mountains B) valleys C) deltas D) volcanoes

C) Deltas are formed by deposition.

200

Over very long periods of time, mountains are slowly worn down by all of the following except A) gravity B) erosion C) weathering D) volcanoes

Mountains  are slowly worn down by gravity, erosion, and weathering, BUT NOT D) volcanoes.

300

Which of the following most often causes erosion, deposition, and weathering? A) water B) the wind C) animals D)a landslide

A) Water most often causes erosion, deposition, and weathering.

400

Which can weather rocks? Choose all correct answers. A) plant roots B) water C) wind D) ice E) ALL

E. ALL

500

Which is an example of a fast land change? A) flood B) erosion C) weathering D) sediment

A) Floods are an example of a fast land change.

Fast/Slow Land Changes

100

Rocks and soil rush down a slope

landslide

200

lava, gas, and rocks erupt

 volcanic eruptions 

300

What is weathering? A) changes in rain patterns B) the breakdown of rocks by wind, water, and other forces C) movements of air that cause rain D) forces that move sediment from one place to another

Weathering is B) the breakdown of rocks by wind, water, and other forces

400

Which process MAKES sediment? Weathering or erosion?

Weathering MAKES sediments. Erosion MOVES sediments.

500

What is magma? A) the molten rock that comes out of a volcano B) the molten rock still inside the volcano C) the circles and clips that hold papers to the board or fridge D) how we measure earthquakes

Magma is B) the molten rock still inside the volcano