Grade 4 Earth science worksheet exploring famous landforms and the processes that shaped them. Fill-in items cover the Grand Canyon, Himalayas, Hawaiian Islands, Old Faithful, faults, deltas, and tectonic activity. The matching task links each landform to its main forming process: erosion, plate collision, volcanism, or geothermal heat. Students connect each famous landform to the slow or fast process that built it for stronger Grade 4 earth science background and curiosity sparking.
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Earth's Changing Surface
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The Grand Canyon was carved over millions of years mostly by the Colorado River.
2. The Himalayas formed when two of Earth's huge plates collided and pushed up.
3. The Hawaiian Islands rose from the ocean because of underwater volcanoes erupting.
4. Old Faithful in Yellowstone is a famous geyser that shoots hot water into the air.
5. When the Colorado River carries sand and pebbles away, the process is called erosion.
6. Earthquakes near the Himalayas happen because plates slide along a fault.
7. The slow movement of huge slabs of Earth's crust is called tectonic activity.
8. Sand dropped by a river at its mouth builds a flat landform called a delta.
9. Lava that cools and hardens above the ocean creates new land over time.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Grand Canyon
→ Carved by long-term river erosion
Carved by long-term river erosion
Himalayas
→ Built by colliding tectonic plates
Built by colliding tectonic plates
Hawaiian Islands
→ Formed by underwater volcanoes
Formed by underwater volcanoes
Old Faithful
→ Geyser powered by underground heat
Geyser powered by underground heat
Earth's Changing Surface
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The Grand Canyon was carved over millions of years mostly by the Colorado River.
2) The Himalayas formed when two of Earth's huge plates collided and pushed up.
3) The Hawaiian Islands rose from the ocean because of underwater volcanoes erupting.
4) Old Faithful in Yellowstone is a famous geyser that shoots hot water into the air.
5) When the Colorado River carries sand and pebbles away, the process is called erosion.
6) Earthquakes near the Himalayas happen because plates slide along a fault.
7) The slow movement of huge slabs of Earth's crust is called tectonic activity.
8) Sand dropped by a river at its mouth builds a flat landform called a delta.
9) Lava that cools and hardens above the ocean creates new land over time.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Grand Canyon
→ Carved by long-term river erosion
Carved by long-term river erosion
Himalayas
→ Built by colliding tectonic plates
Built by colliding tectonic plates
Hawaiian Islands
→ Formed by underwater volcanoes
Formed by underwater volcanoes
Old Faithful
→ Geyser powered by underground heat
Geyser powered by underground heat
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