Unit C, Chapter 2 Forces that Shape the Land Vocabulary

a natural shape or feature of earth's surface

example: mountain, valley, canyon

• erosion

• landform

• flood

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a large amount of water that covers normally dry land

• volcano

• glacier

• flood

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

an opening in earth's surface from which lava flows

• volcano

• plain

• plateau

• valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the shaking of earth's surface caused by movement of the crust and mantle

• earthquake

• canyon

• landform

• mountain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a huge sheet of ice

• volcano

• glacier

• erosion

• landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the movement of weathered rock and soil

• erosion

• mountain

• plain

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process by which rock is worn down and broken apart

• flood

• volcano

• valley

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a landform that is a thin island along a coast

• mountain

• valley

• barrier island

• earthquake

a landform that is a flat area higher than the land around it

• plateau

• earthquake

• mountain

• flood

a landform that is a flat area on earth's surface

• mountain

• plain

• volcano

• glacier