NEW
Font size
Worksheets3.7B & 5.7B Changes to Earth (Rapid and Slow) Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
features on the earth's surface, changed by wind, water, and ice.
landforms
weathering
erosion
sediments
wind, water and ice
landforms
3 agents of change
deposition
sediments
the breaking down of rock into sediment by wind, water or ice
sand dune
depositon
erosion
weathering
the moving of sediment by wind, water or ice
weathering
erosion
depositon
sediments
the dropping off of sediment in a new location after being moved or eroded by wind, water or ice
deposiotion
landforms
3 agents of change
sediments
tiny pieces of rock and other inorganic matter, loose materials such as grain and rock fragments, ex: sand, mud, silt, sea shells
ice/frost wedging
sand dune
sediments
delta
weathering caused when water enters cracks in the rocks, freezes, expands and breaks rocks.
sand dune
delta
canyon
ice/frost wedging
hills formed by the wind blowing and depositing sand
sand dune
ice/frost wedging
sediments
canyon
a triangle shaped landform created by water depositing sediments at the mouth of a river
sand dune
delta
canyon
U-shaped valley
a long deep narrow gorge in the surface of the earth formed by erosion of sediments by water in a flowing river
U-shaped valley
delta
canyon
glacier
formed in between mountains by the erosion of a glacier (ice)
earthquake
U-shaped valley
glacier
glacier
a large (huge) mass of ice that moves slowly over land
glacier
earthquake
volcano
delta
a sudden shaking of the ground
island
earthquake
mountains
canyon
a mountain or hill with a crater or vent through which lava, water vapor and gas erupt from the earth's surface.
tsunami
island
volcano
earthquake
a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
tsunami
island
volcano
earthquake
new land surrounded by water that is created by the deposition of rock from volcanic eruptions
island
earthquake
volcano
erosion
formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards
island
weathering
canyon
mountain
a deep, hollowed-out area under ground caused by the erosion by water
sand dune
valley
cave
mountain
