Earth's Processes and Landforms Study Guide

_______________ is a natural feature on Earth's surface.

• weathering

• delta

• landform

• fault

__________________ is a landform that prevents flooding.

• levee

• earthquake

• delta

• erosion

_________________ is a force that builds things up.

• destructive process

• constructive process

• glacier

• sand dune

________________is a tool that measures earthquakes.

• seismologist

• fault

• seismograph

• levee

A force that wears things down is called a ___________________.

• destructive process

• constructive process

• earthquake

• shield volcano

______________is the process that wears down rocks into sediment.

• erosion

• deposition

• delta

• weathering

_______________________ is shaking of the surface of earth, caused by sudden movement in the Earth's crust.

• volcano

• mountain

• erosion

• earthquake

___________________ is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• glacier

A fracture or break in the Earth's crust is called a _____________.

• delta

• fault

• sand dune

• levee

_____________ is leaving or dropping off sediment that adds to a landform.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• levee