Earth's Changing Landforms

Which of the follow are examples of landforms?

• mountains and canyons

• cliffs and sand dunes

• volcanoes and deltas

• all of the above

Which of these is not a layer of our physical planet?

• mantle

• atmosphere

• core

• crust

Why do the plates on Earth's surface move?

• In the mantle, magma constantly rises and rinks, making the crust move.

• Meteors constantly hit the surface, making the mantle shake.

• The spin of the planet causes vibrations that set the plates in motion.

• very hot metals inside Earth's core act like magnets and pull the plates in different directions.

Which statement about landforms is false?

There is only one answer.

• landforms can form when Earth's plates move toward or away from each other.

• Plants and people sometimes change landforms.

Wind is related to sand dune in the same way that hot spot is related to

• temperature

• volcano

• crust

• cold spot

What role does ice play in changing landforms?

• Water can get into cracks and freeze, making rocks split apart.

• Glaciers can carve out U-shaped valleys and transport rocks over long distances

• Both A and B are true

Which event would probably change landforms the most?

• a child digging in the dirt

• people in a neighborhood deciding to cut down all their tress

• a construction truck flattening some land to build a new store

• a dam breaking and sending a mudslide down a mountain

Explain in your own words how this landform is probably formed.

Which ones are landforms

• butte

• canyon

• arch

• peninsula

• volcano

What do we call changes that happen to Earth's surface because of a natural disaster?

• Slow Changes

• Rapid Changes