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Landform and Erosion Answer Key

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Lanforms
#1 What is a slow moving mass of ice? glacier
#2 What is a lava filled mountain? volcano
#3 What is a flat area at the mouth of a river? delta
#4 What is a tall, sloped, raised area on Earth’s crust? mountain
#5 What is a pile of sand built by wind and deposition? sand dune
Vocabulary
#1 What is the term for a force that builds things up? constructive force
#2 What is the term for a body of land completely surrounded by water? island
#3 What is the term for sediment is left in a new place? deposition
#4 What is the term for processes in which wind, water, and ice move sediment? erosion
#5 What is the term for the breakdown of rock? weathering
Erosion and Weathering
#1 Name a type of erosion wind, water, ice
#2 What is the term for a force that breaks things down or destroys them? destructive force
#3 Name a type of weathering biological, mechanical, chemical
#4 Name a type of erosion wind, water, ice
#5 Name a type of weathering biological, mechanical, chemical
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Final Question
How is a volcano different from a delta? Support your answer with evidence Answers will vary