Creation of Landforms

This landform is formed by

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• deposition

• glaciers

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What is this landform?

• delta

• canyon

• valley

• sand dune

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This landform is formed by

• water erosion

• weathering

• deposition of sediments

• glaciers

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Match the following...

• When features are built up on Earth's surface by sediment, tectonic plates, or volcanoes

• Deposition

• When rocks and sediment are moved elsewhere by water, ice, wind, or gravity

• Weathering

• When rocks and land are broken down due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice

• Erosion

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What land form is this?

• valley
• canyon
• mountain
• plain

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What agent of change causes a sand dune?

• Water

• Wind

• Ice

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Which process best describes the formation of a U-shape valley?

• Weathering & Erosion

• Erosion & Deposition

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Match the following landforms by how they were created.

• Heavy rain destroys side of mountain

• Delta

• Ice scrapes down sediments on mountain

• Canyon

• Millions of years with running water

• U-Shaped Valley

• Wind carries sand and forms new landform

• Landslide

• Sediments dropped in mouth of river

• Sand Dunes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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Some landforms may take thousands to milions of years to to form. Select ALL of the examples that are a slow process.

• Delta

• Grand Canyon

• U-Shape Valley

• Earthquake

• Landslide

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