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Vocabulary Quiz #11
Question | Answer |
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Rapid Changes to Earth | Earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes, tsunamis and volcanoes |
Slow Changes to Earth | Weathering, erosion and deposition |
Delta | Created by the deposition of sediment. Streams and rivers deposit sediments at the mouth of the river creating deltas. They are large flat areas of land at the mouth of a river. |
Glacier | A huge moving body of ice that scrapes the landscape and forms a U-shaped valley. |
Canyon | A huge V-shaped valley made from moving water. The Grand Canyon was formed over the last 6 million years. Made by fast moving water carving out a V-shape. |
Sand dune | A mound of sand deposited by wind |
U-shaped valley | Made by a glacier scraping through |
V-shaped valley | Made by moving water |
Landform | An area of land, or a land shape found on the surface of the Earth |
Landslides | Gravity and water pull rocks and mud down the mountain causing destruction |