Grades 3–5
Weathering or Erosion?
Sort ten changes into weathering (breaking rock) and erosion (moving it), then explain the difference.
Science worksheet · Landforms and erosion
More Landform Words
Match peninsula, canyon, plateau, delta, glacier and dune to their meanings.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Landforms, Weathering and erosion, Earth changes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Draw a line from each word to its meaning.
- Which of these landforms would you most like to visit? Why?
Words on this sheet
canyonplateaudeltaglacierdune
Teacher tip
Show a map and find one of each landform word.
How to use it
- Build landforms in a sand tray or from playdough.
- Pour water over a sand hill to show erosion.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Weathering breaks rock; erosion moves it. The words get mixed up.
Talk about it
- What landforms are near our school?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Make a landform map of an imaginary island.
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Erosion Experiment
Pour water on bare soil and on soil with plants, compare how much washes away and explain how plants help.
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Fast or Slow Changes?
Sort eight changes to Earth’s surface into fast and slow, then draw one.
Grades 2–4
Landforms
Label a mountain, valley, river, lake, island and plain on a picture, then draw the landform near you.
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