Natural Disasters
Landforms
Bodies of Water
Slow Changes
Mystery
100

Is a flood a FAST or SLOW change?

fast!

100

What is a valley?

A low spot between 2 mountains or hills. Often used for farming!


100

What is this body of water?


Bay:

Body of water that has land on 4 sides.

100

                                                                       

when sand, soil, and rock are removed or washed away.

                                                       


    

Bonus point: give an example of an investigation we did in class

Erosion

100

                                                                       

A way to compare the distance between objects on a map is called the....

                                                       


    

Scale

200

Is a landslide a fast or slow change?

Fast

200

What is this landform?



Plateau:


A high piece of land with a flat top.

200

A SOLID body of water that moves really slowly

Glacier

200

                                                                       

the SLOW change that is the breaking up of rock

                                                       

(hint: sand)

    

weathering

200

                                                                       

an area that slants up or down is called a...

(side of a mountain)

                                                       


    

Slope

300

                                                                       

What happens when layers of rock deep inside the Earth push against each other?

                                                       


    

Earthquake

300

What is this landform?

Peninsula:


A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

300

                                                                       

Do rivers contain salt water?

                                                       


    

No! Only oceans

300

                                                                       

when wind and water drop sand and soil in a new place

                                                       


    

Deposition


300

How are mountains formed? 


Write this on a sheet of paper.

How long does it take? How does it happen? Is it a fast or slow change?

400

What is a flood?

When water overflows from a body of water or a drain.

400

What is this landform?


Canyon:

2 tall plateaus with a river in-between.

400

What is a stream?


A smaller river


400
What is one way to stop erosion?

Windbreak

400

How long does it take for mountains to form?

Is this a fast change or a slow change?

Millions of years
500

FREE POINT!


500

This landform is a piece of land surrounded totally by water

Island

500

What is this body of water?


A river

500

What is an example of deposition?

Sand dunes

500

Mountains have steep _______

slopes