Landforms Unit Review

What is weathering?

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• The process of making weather forecasts

• When it rains heavily

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Which of these describes a volcano?

• A deep hole in the ground filled with water

• A mountain that can erupt with hot lava

• A flat area of land

What is a peninsula?

• A body of water surrounded by land

• A piece of land surrounded by water

• Land with water on three sides

What is an island?

• Land completely surrounded by water

• Water completely surrounded by land

• A deep hole in the ground

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

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What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created
• The climate changes overnight
• Metal objects become rusty
• They change the Earth's surface

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What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

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Name this landform

• lake
• river
• hill
• plain

Name this body of water

• peninsula
• ocean
• hill
• volcano

Name this landform that describes the lowest part of the land

• valley
• hill
• island
• lake