Arizona
Arizona is located in the ____ region of the United States
What is the southwest region
A small hill mainly made up of sand
What is a dune
A piece of land that is low and flat
What is a plain
This process breaks things down
What is weathering
This landform can be found within a canyon
What is a plateau or a narrow valley
A piece of land covered in sand that is near a body of water
What is a beach
This material makes up dunes
What is sand
Wind carrying sand to another location is an example of ___
What is erosion
Because Arizona is mainly a desert landscape, you will find many of these plants
What are cacti
The part of the land near the sea is called ___
What is a coast
A mountainous vent in the crust that can be underwater or on land. It can produce lava.
What is a volcano
The land that is found beside a body of water, like a river, that has a low edge to it
What is a river bank
This process removes sediments and places them in another location
What is erosion
The major landform in Arizona that everyone goes to see
What is the Grand Canyon
Land that is completely surrounded by water
What is an island
A landform that is high with steep sides and has a deep narrow valley
What is a canyon
A low piece of land usually in between hills
What is a valley
Complete the following statement: Weathering breaks down rocks and erosion ___
What is "carries them away"
The black rock at the bottom of the mountain came from a _____ that cooled
What is a volcano
A beach and a desert have this in common
Made up of sand, can get very hot
Land that is high and has a flat top
What is a plateau
Term that describes all physical features on Earth's crust
Landforms
Water going into rocks, freezing and causing the rock to break apart is called
Freeze-thawing