landforms grade 5

a V-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a stream

• arch

• canyon

• butte

• valley

a curved rock that forms when chemical and/or physical weathering weakens the center, and the rock erodes.

• arch

• butte

• mesa

• valley

a low area between mountains where a stream or glacier flows

• valley

• canyon

• gorge

• mesa

land covered by water during a flood

• flood plain

• meander

• levee

• hoodoo

Mountains are formed when _________ push together.

• hills
• tectonic plates
• valleys
• canyons

the breaking up and moving of weathered rocks from one place to another

• erosion
• soil
• magma

a large mass of slow-moving ice

• lava
• soil
• glacier

Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?

• A. Canyon
• B. Sand dune
• C. Delta
• D. Mountain

What process created this cool rock?

• A volcanic eruption
• A flood
• Wind
• Water

What process created this V-shaped valley?

• Erosion due to a river
• Erosion due to a glacier
• Weathering due to a river
• Weathering due to wind