Landforms and Landform Changes

Landforms and Agents of Change

Poll

How confident do you feel about landforms and agents of change?

• Not confident

• A little confident

• Somewhat confident

• Very confident

Categorize

Options (8)

delta forms at the mouth of a river

canyon

u-shaped valley

desert sand dune

desert arch

frost wedging

Organize these options into the correct category

Wind

Water

Ice

1. What do you know?

2. What kinds of questions could be asked?

1. What information is important?
   
   

2. How would you get started?

1. What mistakes do we need to avoid?

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

When water enters the cracks in a large rock and freezes, the water expands. Over time, water freezing and thawing –

• erodes the rock through a river

• weathers the rock into sediments

• deposits lava into the rock

• turns the rock into a glacier

Match

Match the process to the description

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Breaks down rock into sediments

Carries sediment to a new place

Drops sediment in a new place

• Breaks down rock into sediments

• Carries sediment to a new place

• Drops sediment in a new place

Dropdown

This river delta was formed by the ​

Select answer

, or building up, of sediments by ​

Select answer

.

Dropdown

This u-shaped valley was formed when ​

Select answer

pushed away the earth, leaving behind this wide valley.

1. What could this model represent?

Poll

Which incorrect answer do you think is most likely the distractor?

(Be prepared to justify)

• A method for removing fossil fuels from hills

• The formation of caves in hills

• The formation of plains

• A method for separating minerals

Multiple Choice

Which landform does this model most likely represent?

• Landslide

• Delta

• U-shaped valley

• Canyon

Poll

How confident do you feel about landforms and agents of change?

• Not confident

• A little confident

• Somewhat confident

• Very confident