Landforms Study Guide

A large amount of water that covers land that's usually dry

• Flood

• Earthquake

• weathering

• Deposition

Water, wind, or ice drops sediment on in a new place

• Erosion

• Volcanic Eruption

• Deposition

• Weathering

A vibration of the earth's surface by a sudden movement of the earth's crust

• Weathering

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

• Deposition

A process that breaks down rock at or near Earth's surface

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Earthquake

Movement of ash, magma, and gas from Earth's surface

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

Which of these are two causes of erosion?

• Water and Food

• Water and Wind

• Wind and Oceans

• Water and Land

Which place on a river is most likely going to be the place where the most erosion occurs?

• at the flattest part

• at the place with the fewest rocks

• at the place where water moves the fastest

• at the widest part

The actual breaking of rocks

• Chemical weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Both

Breaking down rocks and changing them to a new mineral

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Both

Choose the right ordering for erosion, deposition and weathering.

• Weathering, Deposition, Erosion

• Deposition, Weathering, Erosion

• Erosion, Deposition, Weathering

• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition