Volcano
Earth
Landforms 1
Movement
Landforms 2
100
rock that is heated to such a high temperature that it turns into a thick liquid
What is molten rock
100
the center layer of the earth
What is the core
100
a hill of sand, made and shaped by wind
What is sand dune
100
the process of wearing away rocks by natural means
What is weathering
100
low land between hills and moutains
What is a valley
200
mountain that forms as molten rock flows through crack onto earth's surface
What is a volcano
200
the surface layer of the earth
What is the crust
200
a large hole formed when the roof of a cave collapses
What is a sinkhole
200
a crack in the earth's crust
What is a fault
200
surface landforms of an area
What is topography
300
layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust. The upper mantle is solid rock, the remainder of the mantle is soft rock
What is the mantle
300
moutains, valleys, plains, canyons
What are examples of landforms
300
the process of moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice
What is erosion
300
a natural land shape or feature
What are landforms
400
section of the Earth's crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like puzzle pieces
What are plate tectonics
400
an area of new land at the mouth of a river, formed from sediments carried by the river
What is a delta
400
a bend in the layer of rock usually formed by plate tectonic forces
What are folds
400
a large, wide, flat open piece of land
What is a plain
500
molten rock that flows from a volcano onto Earth's surface
What is lava
500
point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
What is epicenter
500
a shaking of Earth's surface, cause by movement of rock in the crust
What is an earthquake
500
land higher than the area around it
What is a plateau