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Types of Landforms Water CycleChanging Landforms Other Landform Terms

Row 1, Col 1 This landform is a gently sloping shore washed by waves. What is a beach?

1,2 Water that returns to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow. What is precipitation?

1,3 Breaking rocks into smaller pieces over a long period of time. What is weathering?

1,4 The path a river or stream takes. What is channel?

2,1 A v-shaped valley eroded by a river. What is a canyon?

2,2 Water changes from a liquid to a gas. What is evaporation?

2,3 The picking up and carrying away of weathered rocks. What is erosion?

2,4 A bend or S-shape in a river. What is a meander?

3,1 A mound or hill of wind blown sand. What is a dune?

3,2 Water changing from a gas to a liquid. What is condensation?

3,3 Dropping off of eroded material. What is deposition?

3,4 A small feeder stream that starts high in the mountains. What is a tributary?

4,1 High uplifted area with steep slopes. What is a mountain?

4,2 Precipitation that flows across the land’s surface & flows into rivers or streams. What is run off?

4,3 As water is deposited at the mouth of a river, this landform is created. What is a delta?

4,4 A hiker would use this map because is used lines to show elevation and the shape of the land. What is a topographic map?

5,1 Nearly level area of land that has been eroded or where material has been deposited. What is a plain?

5,2 Too much precipitation can cause areas around a river to become covered with water. This landform is created. What is a flood plain?

5,3 These materials are carried away and deposited by erosion and deposition. What is sediment?

5,4 The lines are on a topographic map to show elevation and the shape of the land. What are contour lines?