Landforms and Weathering Study Guide
Landforms and Weathering Study Guide
Our Earth’s Surface:
Our Earth’s Surface:
The earth’s crust has lots of different shapes and
forms. The crust can stretch as high mountains or
have cracks that are miles deep and canyons as
wide as our school!
The earth’s crust has lots of different shapes and
forms. The crust can stretch as high mountains or
have cracks that are miles deep and canyons as
wide as our school!
Landforms to know: See drawings and Power Point
online: Canyon, plateau, sand dunes, beach,
continental shelf, ocean ridge, fault, ice caps.
Landforms to know: See drawings and Power Point
online: Canyon, plateau, sand dunes, beach,
continental shelf, ocean ridge, fault, ice caps.
Weathering – a slow process that breaks rocks
down into smaller pieces.
Weathering – a slow process that breaks rocks
down into smaller pieces.
Physical weathering– happens when such things as
wind, rain, and heat down rock.
Physical weathering– happens when such things as
wind, rain, and heat down rock.
Erosion– The removal of weathered rock, shells,
and soil that helps shape the land
Erosion– The removal of weathered rock, shells,
and soil that helps shape the land
Continental Plates– Our continents sit on these
plates that move about slowly under our earth’s
crust.
Continental Plates– Our continents sit on these
plates that move about slowly under our earth’s
crust.
Remember: Mountains can get smaller by
weathering and erosion but they can also get
bigger by continental drift and volcanoes.
Remember: Mountains can get smaller by
weathering and erosion but they can also get
bigger by continental drift and volcanoes.
Landforms and Weathering Study Guide
Landforms and Weathering Study Guide
Our Earth’s Surface:
Our Earth’s Surface:
The earth’s crust has lots of different shapes and
forms. The crust can stretch as high mountains or
have cracks that are miles deep and canyons as
wide as our school!
The earth’s crust has lots of different shapes and
forms. The crust can stretch as high mountains or
have cracks that are miles deep and canyons as
wide as our school!
Landforms to know: See drawings and Power Point
online: Canyon, plateau, sand dunes, beach,
continental shelf, ocean ridge, fault, ice caps.
Landforms to know: See drawings and Power Point
online: Canyon, plateau, sand dunes, beach,
continental shelf, ocean ridge, fault, ice caps.
Weathering – a slow process that breaks rocks
down into smaller pieces.
Weathering – a slow process that breaks rocks
down into smaller pieces.
Physical weathering– happens when such things as
wind, rain, and heat down rock.
Physical weathering– happens when such things as
wind, rain, and heat down rock.
Erosion– The removal of weathered rock, shells,
and soil that helps shape the land
Erosion– The removal of weathered rock, shells,
and soil that helps shape the land
Continental Plates– Our continents sit on these
plates that move about slowly under our earth’s
crust.
Continental Plates– Our continents sit on these
plates that move about slowly under our earth’s
crust.
Remember: Mountains can get smaller by
weathering and erosion but they can also get
bigger by continental drift and volcanoes.
Remember: Mountains can get smaller by
weathering and erosion but they can also get
bigger by continental drift and volcanoes.