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What are canyons?

How are canyons created?

Water and Weather

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1
How are canyons created?
Very quickly due to earthquakes
Very slowly due to the rotation of the earth
Very slowly due to water and wind wearing down rocks
Very quickly due to lightning
2
What are canyons?
Cliffs made of brown, red, and yellow rocks and sand
Flat areas of land
Rushing water that flows between rocky cliffs
Deep valleys surrounded by rocky cliffs
3
What is a meteorologist?
A person who studies plants
A person who studies rocks
A person who studies weather
A person who studies historical figures
4
What makes water change into a gas?
Too much water in lakes
Cool air from the clouds
Cold temperatures
Heat or warmth from the sun
5
What are examples of precipitation?
rocks, canyons, and plateaus
dirt, mud, and dust
rain, snow, and hail
rain, mud, dust, and snow
6
Erosion happens very slowly. T or F
False
True
7
The water cycle only happens once. T or F
True
False
8
What is air?
A gas used to make cars run
Earth's crust
Water droplets that fall from clouds
An invisible gas that surrounds the earth
9
Life on Earth would still be possible without our atmosphere. T or F
False
True
10
Droughts are caused when there is very little rainfall. T or F
False
True
11
Where do rivers start?
They start at low points like canyons
They start at high points like mountains
They flow from lakes
They magically appear