Landforms, Erosion, and Weathering Internet
Assignment
NAME:____________________
LANDFORMS
Weathering and Erosion Webquest
http://www.mrpierceonline.com/weathering-anderosion-webquest/
1. Shape it up – visit this site, play the game, then list the different forms of erosion
you observe in the game.
2. Virtual lab – glaciers What are some different ways glaciers shape the land?
3. Virtual lab – how land changes List 4 different ways land and things on the land
are changed over time.
4. Erosion – What is erosion? Erosion is ______________________.
5. Weathering – List three examples of mechanical weathering?
6. Virtual Cave – explore caves and answer these questions:
Caves are amazing holes in the ground, often going for miles and miles underground!
There are four types of caves in this site: Which 3 are caused by erosion? _________,
_________, and _________ are caused by erosion. The last one is caused by
______________________________.
7. Forces of Nature – destructive or constructive? Remember, natural forces change the
earth two different ways: Destructive [break down this word – destroy] and
Constructive [break down the word – construct]
Create your own tornado, volcano, hurricane and earthquake. Decide how each of these
forces of nature changes the land destructively or constructively (or both):
Tornado: ________________________ Volcano: _________________________
Hurricane: _________________________ Earthquake: ________________________
Go to the following website:
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm
How would you define landform? Give three examples of
landforms.
Click on the mountains
What is a mountain?
Which type of force (a building up force (constructive) or a
breaking down force (destructive)) made these mountains?
Explain.
Go Back and Click on Valley
What is a valley?
How is a valley created?
Click on Plateau
What is a plateau?
How is a plateau formed?
BIOMES AND LANDFORMS
Go to www.geography4kids.com
Click on Biosphere
Click on Land Biomes (right side of page)
Click on Panoramas of Land Biomes (towards the
bottom of the page)
Click on Desert
Where is this desert located?
What types of landforms can be found in this desert?
What created these landforms?
How were the dunes created? How long does it take the
dunes to form?
Click on Alpine Tundra
Where is this alpine tundra located?
What mountain is pictured here?
What created the landscape seen in this alpine tundra?
How did Mt. Ranier become smaller?
Click on Coastal Dunes
Where are these coastal dunes located?
Describe the landscape in this picture.
What created this landscape?
Click on Freshwater Creek
How was Crater Lake formed?
Describe Crater Lake and its surrounding area.
Click on Mountain Forest
What forces have shaped Yosemite?