Landforms Vocabulary Landform Vocabulary Clicker Presentation Landform Vocabulary Clickers Interactive Presentation Landforms Vocabulary Created by: Cindy Jarrett Created by: Cindy Jarrett

Plate Gravity Erosion Deposition What Wears away earth materials by water, wind, or ice? Plants and trees along the river bank help protect the bank from this… Plate Gravity Erosion Deposition of 30

Ramp Interval Hill Slope What is often used to describe the measurement of the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line? The higher the value indicates a steeper incline. Ramp Interval Hill Slope of 30

Meandering Stream Gravity Precipitation Floodplains What causes water to flow from higher places to lower places on the earth and in the stream table models? Meandering Stream Gravity Precipitation Floodplains of 30

Sand grains knocking the paint off of beach houses, and a Farmer’s rich topsoil being blow away are two good examples of… Sand dunes Wind Erosion Deposition Water Erosion of 30

What is Water freezing and expanding (Ice) breaking rocks into soil ? Ice Erosion Moraines Frozen Precipitation Wind Erosion of 30

a low area between hills and mountains, where a stream often flows. Mesa River Levee Valley of 30

Mesa Mountain Moraine Canyon a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill. Mesa Mountain Moraine Canyon of 30

The process by which eroded materials settle out in another place is called... Deposition Sediment Erosion Gravity of 30

Mass movement Sediment Weathering Deposition The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces is… Mass movement Sediment Weathering Deposition of 30

Stream bed Moraine Levee Delta A fan shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream. These are created by deposition. Stream bed Moraine Levee Delta of 30

The downhill movement of rock and soil because of Gravity is called… Tsunami Earthquake Delta Mass Movement of 30

Meandering Stream Tributary Stream bed Alluvial Fan A curve or loop in a river or stream, where erosion on one bank and deposits on the other bank make big curves in the riverbed. Meandering Stream Tributary Stream bed Alluvial Fan of 30

Levee Dam Algae bloom Hydroelectric plant These are designed to hold back water so the river will not flood its banks. They provide places for people to boat, swim, and fish in the lake. In some cases they can provide electricity for a town. Levee Dam Algae bloom Hydroelectric plant of 30

the thin, outer layer of Earth is called... Crust Core Mantle Magma of 30

The layer of rock beneath Earth’s crust. Core Mantle Magma of 30

The center of the earth. Crust Magma Mantle Core of 30

The vertical distance between contour lines on this type of Map is the contour interval. Resource Map Elevation Map Contour Interval Map Political Map of 30

Tributary Mouth Channel Meandering stream A section of a stream flowing into a larger stream; A branch that flows into the main stream. Tributary Mouth Channel Meandering stream of 30

Basin Plate Canyon Mountain a V-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a stream. These are created by erosion. One of the largest and oldest is located in Arizona. Basin Plate Canyon Mountain of 30

Deltas Stream bed Crust Fossils The substrate of the stream channel between the ordinary high water marks. The substrate may be bedrock or inorganic particles that range in size. Deltas Stream bed Crust Fossils of 30

a break or place where pieces of Earth’s crust move. 1. Fault 2. Plate 3. Mantle 4. Core of 30

The rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle block. Volcano Pangaea Landforms Plates of 30

A hot, soft rock from Earth’s lower mantle. Sedimentary Magma Igneous Metamorphic of 30

A mountain formed by lava and ash. Volcano Grand Canyon Alluvial Fan Mesa of 30

A theory of how Earth’s continents move over it’s surface. Theory of Relativity Mass Movement Continental Drift Kinetic Motion of 30

The remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock. Fossil Pangaea Magma Obsidian of 30

Fossils Mantle Bedrock Pangaea A super continent containing all of Earth’s land and existed about 225 million years ago. Fossils Mantle Bedrock Pangaea of 30

A place where groundwater flows to the surface and issues freely from the ground. Waterfall Natural Springs Tributary Meandering stream of 30

A map that indicates the elevation – using birds eye view and contour lines. Elevation Map Political Map Contour Interval map Resource Map of 30

an isolated, broad, flat-topped hill having at least one steep cliff. Volcano Mountain Canyon Mesa of 30

a fan-shaped deposit of earth materials formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto flatter land. Delta Alluvial Fan Channel Levee of 30

A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Sediment Deposition Sand dunes Mesa of 30

These are eroded earth materials that have been deposited. Magma Sediments Deposition Fossils of 30

Moraines Alluvial fan Sediment Canyon An accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier. Moraines Alluvial fan Sediment Canyon of 30

Elevation Maps Topographic Maps Globe Political Maps two dimensional representations of three dimensional surfaces directly overhead. Elevation Maps Topographic Maps Globe Political Maps of 30

a steep to vertical descent of a stream channel. Waterfall Natural Springs Channel River of 30

the course or path the water takes in a stream or river. Flood plain Stream bed Meandering stream Channel of 30

a low area in which Sediments are often deposited Is… Flood plain Canyon Basin Natural Springs of 30

Levee Alluvial Fan Dam Channel an embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding; This structure can be natural or constructed. Levee Alluvial Fan Dam Channel of 30

This is where a stream enters another body of water. Channel Basin Mouth Tributary of 30

an isolated elevation in the land, usually no more than 30 m from base to peak. Hill Valley Mountain Mesa of 30

land that gets covered with water during a flood. Waterfall Floodplain Sand dunes Levee of 30