A low area between hills and mountains.

• canyon
• valley
• delta

A fan-shaped deposit formed when a fast flowing stream flows out onto dry land.

• valley
• lava
• alluvial fan

The movement of pieces of weathered rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

• erosion
• mountains
• delta

A deep valley with steep sides eroded by a river.

• mountains
• hills
• canyon

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The process by which eroded materials settle out in another place.

• deposition
• erosion
• landslide

The land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood.

• lava
• creep
• floodplain

A small mountain, lower and less steep than a mountain.

• mountain
• hill
• earthquake

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The sudden movement downhill of rock and soil.

• landslide
• volcano
• lava

A high, uplifted area with steep slopes.

• hills
• floodplain
• mountain

A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river.

• delta
• creep
• valley