Changes to Earth's Surface

3. Both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are caused by _______ movement.
5. Volcanoes, mountains, and earthquakes all result from the _____________ of the Earth's plates.
8. A mountain made of lava, ash or other materials from eruptions.
9. This is one of the Earth's layers that contains soft areas on which plates float.
10. The Hawaiian islands were formed by a plate slowly moving over a hot _____, producing a chain of volcanoes.
13. You would most likely find a _______ near a river's mouth.
14. This is a type of landform that contains rocks, sand, and clay carried from a glacier forming a low hill.
15. A sand ______ is a hill of sand made and shaped by the wind.
16. All the kinds of landforms in a certain place.
18. A movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth's crust.

1. The process by which sediment drops out of water.
2. A natural land shape or feature.
4. Landforms such as canyons can be formed by moving water, or water __________.\
6. Many ____________ form where plates come together. The edge of the denser plate is forced into the mantle, while the less dense plate is pushed up.
7. Water, wind and plants can cause ____________ and erosion against rocks.
11. A break in Earth's crust.
12. Molten rock under Earth's surface.
17. A large, thick sheet of ice.