Earth's Surface Vocabulary Test Unit 6 3rd Grade

A part of Earth's surface that has a certain shape and formed naturally

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Landforms

• Glacier

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Low land between mountains and hills. Not naturally steep sides.

• Glacier

• Canyon

• Plateau

• Valley

A valley with steep sides

• Canyons

• Mountains

• Glaciers

• Plains

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When two pieces of earth's crust collide it makes these landforms which are higher than all surrounding land

• Plains

• Valleys

• Mountains

• Plateaus

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Landforms that are smaller than mountains with a rounded top

• Hills

• Plains

• Plateaus

• valleys

Flat land that spreads across a long distance

• Plateau

• Valley

• Plains

• Mountain

The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces is called

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Glaciering

• Freezing

Process of soil, rock, or sand being moved is

• Weathering

• Wash Away

• Erosion

• Gathering

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A large thick sheet of moving ice

• Weathering

• Glacier

• Erosion

• Snow

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The shaking of earths surface that causes land to rise and fall

• Volcano

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Mudslide

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