Landforms and the Forces That Create Them

These crazy landforms are called hoodoos!  What force is responsible for creating them?

• wind
• ice
• water
• tornadoes

What force is responsible for creating canyons?

• wind
• ice
• water
• sun

What force creates u-shaped valleys?

• wind
• water
• ice
• floods

What force creates v-shaped valleys?

• wind
• water
• ice
• atmospheric pressure

What force creates dunes in deserts and on beaches?

• water
• sun
• ice
• wind

What force creates deltas?

• wind
• water
• ice
• hurricanes

This wall is on the coast and has a specific purpose.  What is the purpose?

• to keep out sharks
• to protect sand
• to protect wildlife
• to protect the coast from waves

According to this diagram, what force creates hills?

• wind
• water
• ice
• earthquakes

What force caused this coastal erosion?

• tides
• waves
• wind
• ice

On the average, it rains over 250 days a year in Portland Oregon.  Portland has rainy ____________

• weather
• climate
• atmosphere
• forecasts