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Earth Science #2
Mountains and canyons are both landforms.
What is a landform?
Earth Science #2
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What is a landform?
A tall piece of land, usually with steep sides
a deep, steep-walled, V-shaped valley cut by a river through the rocks
a natural feature of the earth's surface.
a large area of thick ice
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Mountains and canyons are both landforms.
False
True
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__________ happens when soil, rocks, and sand are moved.
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
Mantle
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What is a lake?
A line of water, can be curvy
A very large body of water
Flat open land
A small body of water with land all around it
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What is a mountain?
An area of land that is higher than the land around it, but flat
A small piece of land with water all around it.
A tall piece of land, usually with steep sides
A small mound
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What is an island?
A tall piece of land, usually with steep sides
An area of land that is higher than the land around it, but flat
A small piece of land with water all around it.
A small mound
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What is a hill?
An area of land that is higher than the land around it, but flat
A tall piece of land, usually with steep sides
A small mound
A small piece of land with water all around it.
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What is an ocean?
A very large body of water
A small body of water with land all around it
A line of water, can be curvy
Flat open land
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What is a plain?
A line of water, can be curvy
Flat open land
A small body of water with land all around it
A very large body of water
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What is a plateau?
A small mound
A tall piece of land, usually with steep sides
An area of land that is higher than the land around it, but flat
A small piece of land with water all around it.
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The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is called _____________.
rock climbing
weathering
volcanic energy
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What is a volcano?
a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock magma
a deep, steep-walled, V-shaped valley cut by a river through the rocks
A tall piece of land, usually with steep sides
a large area of thick ice
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What is a river?
A very large body of water
Flat open land
A small body of water with land all around it
A line of water, can be curvy