Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LET’S FIND OUT OUR DYNAMIC EARTH WEATHERING AND EROSION CAITIE McANENEY
earth’s awesome Landforms Have you ever seen a mountain Have you ever stood at the rim of a canyon These are just two of Earth’s Vocabulary Landforms are the natural features of the surface of Earth 4 awesome landforms There are many different kinds of landforms Mountains and volcanoes are high rocky landforms Valleys and canyons are deep cuts or low areas in Earth’s surface Harbors Weathering and erosion by water and wind formed this natural arch
Water flows down this rocky landscape Over time the flowing water will shape the rocks over which it runs and dunes are landforms along the coasts of oceans and lakes How are Earth’s landforms created They all start with weathering and erosion Weathering is a process that happens when forces such as wind and water slowly wear down and break apart rock Erosion happens when the wind or water move bits of rock and soil to new places This movement changes the shape of Earth’s surface creating new landforms over time 5
