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A _________ is at least 600 meters higher than the land around it.
1. plateau
2. mountain
3. tall hill
2. mountain
What spreads lava, ash, or mud in large areas around it?
1. rainwater
2. volcanos
3. canyons
volcanos
Movement of weathered rock
a. plain
b. erosion
c. weathering
Cause: River runs through the land for many many years
Effect:
a. canyon forms
b. mountains form
A. canyon forms
Large amount of water that covers dry land
flood
When a river cuts a path through a plateau, a ________ can form.
1. canyon
2. barrier island
3. sand dune
1. canyon
Another word for a fault is a...
1. volcano
2. crack
3. tsunami
2. crack
A huge sheet of ice that slowly moves downhill
a. volcano
b. glacier
c. flood
b. glacier
Cause: Lots of rain on the hill side
Effect:
a. tsunami
b. erosion
c. glacier movement
b. erosion
Opening on earth's surface which lava flows
volcano
Two flat areas on Earth's surface are _________.
a. valleys and canyons
b. plains and plateaus
c. caverns and mountains
b. plains and plateaus
What is a tsunami?
1. a big sea wave caused by an earthquake
2. a swirling storm above the ocean
3. a cold storm with dangerously low temperatures
1. a big sea wave caused by an earthquake
Shaking of the earth's surface by moving of the crust or mantle
a. tsunami
b. tornado
c. earthquake
Earthquake
Cause: Water flows into the cracks of a broken rock then freezes.
effect:
a. the ice breaks the rock into more pieces and moves the rocks around
b. the wind blows hard against the rocks and wears them down
a. the ice breaks the rock into more pieces and moves the rocks around
shape or feature on earth's surface
landform
a. earthquakes
b. floods
c. volcanos
b. floods
Which happens first:
The river cannot hold the water
A storm dumps heavy rain on the land
Rain water runs into the river
A place on Earth's surface that is much higher than the land around it:
a. plateau
b. mountain
c. valley
b. mountain
cause: the wind blows hard
effect:
a. rocks are broken down by wind beating against them
b. a flood washes away the rocks
a. rocks are broken down by wind beating against them
a lowland area between higher lands like mountains
valley
Buildings can be destroyed when an ________________ shakes earth's surface.
Earthquake
What does weathering mean?
1. movement of weathered rock
2. the way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
3. the shape or features on earths surface
The way rocks are broken into smaller pieces.
A flat area that is higher than the land around it
a. plain
b. mountain
c. plateau
c. plateau
Jack saw a fence at the edge of a hill, after a few years he noticed that the fence had moved a little bit. What caused the fence to move?
a. weathering
b. creeping
c. earthquake
b. creeping
a VERY deep valley with steep sides
canyon