Monday’s Warm UpVocabulary Review

December 2

Features on the surface of the earthsuch as mountains, hills, dunes, oceansand rivers are called-

A deltasB weathered rocksC landformsD erosion

A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of water is called a-

A plateauB canyonC sand duneD delta

A deep gorge in the surface of the Earth formed by the erosion of moving water and sand is called a-

A valleyB canyonC deltaD plateau

Hills formed by the wind blowing sand are called-

A mountainsB dunesC plateauD delta

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice is-

A weatheringB erosionC depositionD delta

The build up of land by depositing sediment and soil in a new location is called-

A weatheringB erosionC depositionD delta

The movement of weathered material on the Earth’s surface by wind, water or ice is-

A weatheringB erosionC depositionD dunes