Landforms

The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon?

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The photograph shows a canyon in Northern Arizona. Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?

• Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls

• Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved

• Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls

• Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls

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Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers

A wide U - shaped valley is shown in the photograph. This valley was most likely formed by -

• Flash flooding

• A glacier

• A hurricane

• Melting snow

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What type of landform is this?

• Canyon

• Glacier

• U Shaped Valley

• Delta

• Sand Dune

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Which process is the MAIN process that helped form this landform?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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What agent formed this landform?

• Wind

• Glacier (Ice)

• Water (River)

• Water (River/Ocean)

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Waves dropping sand on the beach

• 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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