1. LANDFORMS

2. Canyon Delta Slopes

3. Canyon

4. Basin See how the land is lower here, but not as deep as a canyon!

5. Basin

6. See the difference? VERY steep! A little steep!

7. Delta

8. Let’s see what you’ve learned!

9. This is a low place in the earth where sediments are usually deposited: A B C

10. This is a fan-shaped (triangular) deposit of earth’s materials, usually at the mouth of a stream: A B C

11. This is a deep valley with very sloped walls: A B C

12. This is a low place in the earth where sediments are usually deposited: A B C 

13. This is a fan-shaped (triangular) deposit of earth’s materials, usually at the mouth of a stream: A B C 

14. This is a deep valley with very sloped walls: A B C 

15. Let’s play a game!

16. TEAM 1: Question: This is a triangular landform that is created by deposition. Answer: DELTA!

17. TEAM 2: Question: This is a deep valley with very sloped walls. Answer: CANYON!

18. TEAM 1: Question: What is the word for the angle of a canyon’s walls? Answer: SLOPE!

19. TEAM 2: Question: Which of these landforms has a steeper slope? Answer: The CANYON!

20. TEAM 1: Question: What is this an image of? Answer: A CANYON!

21. TEAM 2: Question: What is this an image of? Answer: A BASIN!

22. TEAM 1: Question: What are sediments ? Answer: Pieces of earth material that are eroded by weather.

23. TEAM 2: Question: What is a flash flood? Answer: Large amounts of water from rainstorms.

24. TEAM 1: Question: Does a steep slope make earth erode faster or slower? Answer: FASTER!

25. TEAM 2: Question: Does a a flash flood cause erosion to happen faster or slower? Answer: FASTER!

26. TEAM 1: Question: What is erosion? Answer: The process of earth materials being carried away by water.

27. TEAM 2: Question: What is deposition? Answer: The process of earth materials being put down in a new place to create a new landform.

28. Let’s tally up the final score!