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Earth’s Changing Surface Unit Visuals:
Table of Contents
VisualsLandform 1 (Lessons 2, 4, and 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Landform 2 (Lessons 2 and 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Landform 3 (Lessons 2 and 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Landform 4 (Lessons 2 and 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Landform 5 (Lessons 2 and 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Landform 6 (Lesson 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Landform 7 (Lessons 2 and 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Landform 8 (Lesson 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Landform 9 (Lessons 2 and 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Landform 10 (Lessons 2, 4, and 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Landform 11 (Lesson 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Landform 12 (Lesson 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Landform 13 (Lesson 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Landform 14 (Lessons 2 and 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Parts of a River (Lessons 3 and 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Erosion Features: Close Up and Far Away (Lesson 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Deposition: Deltas from Space (Lesson 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Glaciers (Lesson 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Glacial Location During the Last Ice Age (Lesson 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rock Arch and Rock Pillar (Lesson 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mushroom Rocks (Lesson 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Landforms Deposited by Wind (Lesson 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Layers of the Earth (Lesson 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Volcano Before Eruption (Lesson 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Parts of a Volcanic Mountain (Lesson 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Landform 1
StreamonMt.Alyeska,Alaska. Photo: Lance Campbell
Landform 1 (Lessons 2, 4, and 5)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual1
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Landform 2
GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark,TennesseeandNorthCarolina.
Photo: W.B. Hamilton, U.S. Geological Survey
Landform 2 (Lessons 2 and 4)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual2
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Landform 3 (Lessons 2 and 4)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual3
Landform 3
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oft
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and
Wild
life
Serv
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Landform 4
RioGrandeRiverandSantaElenaCanyon,BigBendNationalPark,Texas.
Photo: R.L. Brown, U.S. Geological Survey
Landform 4 (Lessons 2 and 3)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual4
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Landform 5
RedCanyonwithGrandValleyinthedistance.ColoradoNationalMonument,Colorado.
Photo: S.W. Lohman, U.S. Geological Survey
Landform 5 (Lessons 2 and 5)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual5
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Landform 6
Landform 6 (Lesson 2)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual6
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mer
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tah.
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Landform 7
Landform 7 (Lessons 2 and 6)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual7
Cun
ning
ham
Cre
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Landform 8
Landform 8 (Lesson 2)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual8
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and
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Landform 9
Landform 9 (Lessons 2 and 12)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual9
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U.S
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Landform 10
Landform 10 (Lessons 2, 4, and 6)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual10
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and
Wild
life
Serv
ice
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Landform 11
KilaueaPointNationalWildlifeRefuge,Hawaii.Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Landform 11 (Lesson 2)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual11
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Landform 12
SandripplesontheshorelineofalakebelowSpencerGlacier,Alaska.
Photo: Lance Campbell
Landform 12 (Lesson 2)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual12
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Landform 13
Landform 13 (Lesson 2)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual13
Sand
Dun
es,N
amib
Des
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Nam
ibia
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E.T
. Nic
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, U.S
. Geo
logi
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y
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Landform 14
Landform 14 (Lessons 2 and 6)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual14
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pace
oft
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SA.
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Parts of a River
Del
ta
Mou
th
Rive
rban
k
Rive
rbed
Rive
rban
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Sour
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re a
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Parts of a River (Lessons 3 and 5)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual15
Phot
o: P
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s.co
mC
oppe
rR
iver
Del
ta,A
lask
a.
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Erosion Features: Close Up and Far Away
ErosionAfterRainstorm. Photo: Lance Campbell and David Sherman
GrandCanyonfromSpace. Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center, Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory
Erosion Features: Close Up and Far Away (Lesson 5)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual16
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Deposition: Deltas from Space
MississippiDelta,Louisiana,U.S.A. Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center, Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory
NileRiverandDelta,Egypt. Photo: NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Deposition: Deltas from Space (Lesson 5)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual17
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Glaciers
HangingGlacieraboveAthabaskaGlacierinJasperNationalPark,Canada.
Photo: W.B. Hamilton, U.S. Geological Survey
Glaciers (Lesson 6)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual18
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Glacial Location During the Last Ice Age
New York
Chicago
Seattle
Denver
Bismarck
Alaska
CANADA
GREENLAND
ICELAND
Note:Lightgreyareasshowthemaximumextentofglaciersduringthelasticeage(about20,000yearsago).
Glacial Location During the Last Ice Age (Lesson 6)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual19
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Rock Arch and Rock Pillar
ArchesNationalPark,Utah. Photos: Photos.com
Rock Arch and Rock Pillar (Lesson 7)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual20
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Mushroom Rocks
Photos: Photos.com
Mushroom Rocks (Lesson 7)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual21
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Landforms Deposited by Wind
Photos: Photos.com
Landforms Deposited by Wind (Lesson 8)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual22
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Layers of the Earth
0 km(0 mi)
1228 km(763 mi)
3500 km(2174 mi)
6340 km(3939 mi)
6378 km(3963 mi)
Inner Core 4300C to
7200C(7772F to12992F) Mantle
870C to 3700C(1598F to
6692F)
Outer Core3700C to 4300C(6692F to 7772F)
CrustAir Temperature
to 870C(1598F)
Layers of the Earth (Lesson 11)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual23
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Volcano Before Eruption
Volcano Before Eruption (Lesson 12)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual24
Mt.
St.
Hel
ens,
Was
hing
ton
Stat
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ay1
7,1
98
0.
Phot
o: H
arry
Glic
ken,
U.S
. Geo
logi
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urve
y
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Parts of a Volcanic Mountain
ash cloud
layersof lavaand ash
lava flow
summit
base
vent
magmachamber
Parts of a Volcanic Mountain (Lesson 12)
Earth’sChangingSurfaceVisual25