WorksheetsLandform and slow/rapid changes
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a Landform?
a large natural raising of the earth's surface with steep jagged peaks
a natural feature of the Earth's surface
a naturally raised area of land with a rounded top
What is a Plain?
a natural feature of the Earth's surface
a naturally raised area of land with a rounded top
a large area of flat land with few trees
What is a Mountain?
a large natural raising of the earth's surface with steep jagged peaks
a naturally raised area of land with a rounded top
a large area of flat land with few trees
What is a Hill?
a large natural raising of the earth's surface with steep jagged peaks
a naturally raised area of land with a rounded top
a large area of flat land with few trees
What is a Valley?
a low area of land between hills and mountains, often times having a river flowing through it.
opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gasses are ejected.
the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from the side of a mountain or cliff.
What is a Earthquake?
opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gasses are ejected.
the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from the side of a mountain or cliff.
a shaking movement of the ground caused by a sudden shift of the Earth's crust
What is a Volcano?
opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gasses are ejected.
the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from the side of a mountain or cliff.
a shaking movement of the ground caused by a sudden shift of the Earth's crust
What is a Landslide?
opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gasses are ejected.
the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from the side of a mountain or cliff.
a shaking movement of the ground caused by a sudden shift of the Earth's crust
What is Weathering?
the breaking down of rock (Earths crust) into soil.
the carrying away of weathered rock
What is erosion?
the breaking down of rock (Earths crust) into soil.
the carrying away of weathered rock
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Weathering
Erosion
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Weathering
Erosion
What are some causes of weathering?
construction, builders, woodcutters
wind, water, temperature/ weather
animals, humans, insects
What is a glacier?
a road
part of a desert
huge, thick masses of ice that move slowly
What type of change to the earth's surface is a glacier?
Slow change
Rapid change
What are some examples of slow changes to the earth?
Volcano, earthquake, landslide
weathering, erosion, glacier
What are some examples of rapid changes to the earth?
Volcano, earthquake, landslide
weathering, erosion, glacier
