Earth's Landforms

______ is the process where natural forces like water, wind, ice, and gravity carry away rocks and soil.

• Erosion
• Elevations

• Sediment

• Weathering

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The process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into smaller pieces is called ______.

• Weathering
• sediment

• continent

• wears down

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The material that is carried onto land or into water by water, wind, or a glacier is called ______.

• Sediment
• volcanoes

• ocean

• material

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A(n) ______ is a large area of land.

• Continent
• mountain

• oceans

• ring of fire

Which of the following describes mountains and trenches? Select all that apply.

• Created by tectonic plates

• Carries sediment to change the landscape

• Volcanoes are a special type of this

• Created by wind, water, and gravity

• Wears down the landscape

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Which of the following DOES NOT describe erosion and weathering?

• Created by wind, water, and gravity

• Created by tectonic plates pushing against each other

• Frozen water causing cracks in rocks

• Creates gullies and ravines

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The ring of fire is a circle-shaped area around the Pacific Ocean where there are a lot of ________ and ________.

• tornadoes, volcanoes

• hurricanes, tsunamis

• volcanoes, earthquakes

• mountains, thunderstorms

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Tectonic plates are plates that float on top of molten rock that run into each other or pull apart, creating new mountains, volcanoes, and trenches.

• True

• False

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Elevation, which is the height of the land, can be seen on what type of maps? Select all that apply.

• navigation charts

• physical map

• topographic map

• street map

Which of the following things can cause landforms to change? Select all that apply.

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