Landforms

A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.

• Delta

• Canyon

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes

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Formed when water acts as an agent of weathering and erosion. The water breaks the rocks into sediment and carries the sediment away.

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes

• Canyon

• Delta

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Formed by a glacier that carved a deep valley as it slowly moved forward.

• Delta

• Canyon

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes

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A hill or ridge of sand, formed when wind erodes sand and deposits sand in new locations.

• Canyon

• Sand Dunes

• Delta

• U-Shaped Valley

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What land form is this?

• valley
• canyon
• mountain
• plain

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What land form is this?

• plain
• valley
• mountain
• canyon

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Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?

• A wide valley
• A deep ocean
• A lava flow
• A mountain range

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