The Shapes of the Land

Match the following

• Natural feature of the Earth's surface

• Landform

• Process of wearing away

• Valley

• Low area between hills

• Stable

• Something that seems not to change

• Erosion

• Mass of ice moving slowly

• Glacier

What are landforms?

• The animals on Earth

• The features that make up Earth’s surface

• The weather patterns on Earth

• The plants in a forest

Which of these is an example of a landform?

• A snowflake

• A rainbow

• A mountain

• A cloud

What are two common forces that shape land?

• Wind and rain

• Sun and moon

• Stars and planets

• Roads and houses

The process that wears away rocks and soil over time is called:

• Explosion

• Erosion

• Rotation

• Construction

Valleys are created mainly by:

• Water erosion

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Trees growing

Huge sheets of ice that move across the land are called:

• Plates

• Glaciers

• Clouds

• Hills

What do glaciers do?

• Melt quickly and disappear

• Grow tall like mountains

• Move rocks and soil from place to place

• Create thunderstorms

What happens when two tectonic plates push against each other?

• The Earth stays flat

• Mountains can form

• Oceans disappear

• Rivers dry up

Pressure below Earth’s surface comes from:

• Wind and rain

• Cars and trucks

• Huge plates moving slowly

• People digging