Canyons

Which kind of landform is shown?

• canyon

• valley

• island

• volcano

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How are canyons created?

• children dig them

• by weathering and erosion

• dogs dig them to put their bones in

• oceans make them

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How are canyons formed?

• rocks rolling down a mountain

• Wind blows

• humans create them

• Flowing rivers cut away at the walls

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What forces change the earths surface?

• water, wind, and ice

• lightening, thunder, wind

• thunder, rocks, water

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Water washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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What is a slot canyon?

• very narrow canyons formed when water rushed through rock

• a big river

• a big, wide canyon created by glaciers

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What is a plateau?

• a high, flat area of land

• a piece of land surrounded by water

• a deep cut area of land with a river at the bottom

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