Landforms 5th grade Word Scramble
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A physical featuer on the Earth's surface | Landform |
Process of wearing away or moving soil & rock by water, wind, ice | Erosion |
Process of wind, water & other factors breaking down rocks into soil & tiny pieces | Weathering |
The force of gravity moving rock & soil downhill | Mass Movement |
Small particles that have been broken down by the weathering process | Sediment |
Process of dropping sediment in a new location | Deposition |
A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding area | Plateau |
An area of land formed when a river slows down & deposits sediment at its mouth | Delta |
Steep-walled valley created by a river or stream | Canyon |
Large, flat area of land with few trees | Plain |
Low-lying area near a stream or river | Flood plain |
An area of land that is drained by a system of streams | Watershed |
A stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water | Tributary |
A bend of curve in a stream or river | Meander |
The features on the surface of a particular | Topography |
A map that uses contour lines to show the slope and elevation of the land | Topographic map |
Land that is on an incline-slanting up or down | Slope |
Lines that connect equal points of elevation | Contour lines |
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