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Landforms
landforms that change slowly
landforms that change quickly
vocabulary
Review
100
a natural shape on earth's surface
What is a landform
100
the way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
What is weathering
100
the shaking of earth's surface
What is an earthquake.
100
the way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
What is weathering.
100
the highest landforms
What is mountains.
200
Earth's highest landforms
What is mountains
200
weathering is caused by (2)
What is water and wind.
200
an opening on Earth's surface from which lava flows
What is a volcano.
200
a natural shape on earth's surface
What is a landform.
200
True or false mountains can be found in the ocean.
What is true.
300
a low area between higher landforms
What is a valley
300
the movement of weathered rock
What is erosion.
300
A large amount of water that covers normally dry land.
What is a flood.
300
a large amount of water that covers normally dry land.
What is a flood.
300
when a mesa is worn away to just a flat- topped rock column it is called this.
What is a butte.
400
a wide, flat area on earth's surface
What is a plain
400
a huge block of moving ice
What is a glacier.
400
The benefit to having a flood is this
What is fertile soil.
400
the movement of weathered rock
What is erosion.
400
The biggest canyon in the U.S. is this
What is The Grand Canyon.
500
a valley with steep sides that has been carved by forces of nature.
What is a canyon
500
True or false, erosion can cause new landforms to form.
What is true.
500
The three ways landforms can change quickly
What is earthquake, volcano, and flood.
500
a flat area higher than the land around it.
What is a plateau.
500
Earth is made up of this many layers.
What is 3.