Earth's Landforms Chapter 2 Section 3 Flashcards

1

What forces wear landforms away?

Water, Weathering
Erosion, Weathering
Erosion, Wind
Erosion, Water

2

What is cooled lava that reaches Earth's Surface?

Tectonics
Magma
Erosion
Trenches

3

Which 3 ways do Plates move?

Explode, Separate, Slide
Collide, Separate, Explode
Collide, Separate, Slide
Collide, Explode, Slide

4

What is the theory that Earth's Surface is divided into more than 12 slow-moving plates

Plate Tectonics
Tectonic Shift
Continental Plates
Evolution

5

Wind, Ice, Water all cause what?

Continents
Weather
Erosion
Landforms

6

Why were early settlements built near deltas?

No Predators
Fertile Soil
Lots of Fish
Water availability

7

What is the most common cause of erosion?

Human's
Water
Air
Wind

8

What occurs along faults, or breaks in Earth's crust where movement occurs?

Continents
Ocean Trenches
Continental Divide
Earthquakes

9

Islands and Mountains are examples of what?

Weather
Landforms
Erosion
Lava

10

Many early settlements were built near these

Volcanos
Deltas
Trenches
Oceans

11

Rock is broken down into smaller pieces by the process of....

Wind Movement
Earthquakes
Erosion
Weathering

12

The collision of two of these creates huge mountains

Volcanic Eruptions
Tsunamis
Continents
Tectonic Plates

13

What forces cause erosion?

Ice, Water, Wind
Ice, Earthquakes, Wind
Water, Wind, Fire
Ice, Earthquakes, Water

14

What are the large land masses that are part of Earth's Surface

Continental Plates
Continents
Landforms
Continental Drift

15

What forms when two ocean plates collide?

Deltas
Continents
Ocean Trenches
Earthquakes

Earth's Landforms Chapter 2 Section 3

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Earth's Landforms Chapter 2 Section 3

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