Changing Landforms Unit 3 Chapter 2 & 3

what can make landforms change?

• Weathering and erosion
• yelling at the rocks

• nothing changes the land

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HOW DOES water change the shape of landforms

• Volcanic activity
• when water hits the rock nothing breaks off

• when water hits the rock, it breaks pieces off

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how do scientists show their ideas about how the world works

• they create diagrams and models

• they create stories

• they create cartoons

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define diagram

• A visual that shows how something works/what its parts are

• A mathematical equation

• A verbal explanation

• A written description

define erosion

• when rock or soil is worn down and moved from one place to another

• The process of creating new soil,

• The process of building up or adding soil to create new rocks

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True/False: water does NOT naturally change landforms

• true

• false

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how can water change a landform even though landforms are made of hard rock?

• Water can erode rocks changing the landscape.

• Water has no effect on hard rock
• Water can only change soft rock

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organize the Landforms Vs NOT Landforms

Groups:

(a) landforms

,

(b) NOT landforms

• beach

• cliff

• flower

• tree

• car

• hill

• mountain

• city

• valley

• swimming pool

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what happens to rocks when water enters the cracks and freeze?

• The rocks become harder

• The cracks in the rocks widen and the rocks break apart.
• The cracks close up and the rocks become stronger.

• The water evaporates and nothing happens to rocks

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If erosion moves small pieces of rocks, how can it cause a big change?

• Erosion can only cause changes in small areas

• over time it can cause big changes to the landscape.

• Erosion does not have any effect on the landscape.

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