DESERT LANDFORMS
OCEAN LANDFORMS
OTHER LANDFORMS
WEATHERING, EROSION, OR DEPOSITION
HODGE PODGE
100
A very tall, high, natural place higher than a hill
What is a mountain
100
A piece of land surrounded by water
What is an island
100
A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
What is a lake?
100
The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces
What is weathering?
100
A mountain formed by lava and ash
What is a volcano?
200
A ridge of sand created by the wind
What is a sand dune
200
A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
What is an archipeligo
200
A low place between mountains
What is a valley?
200
The process of moving sediment from one place to another
What is erosion?
200
The thin, outer layer of Earth
What is the crust?
300
A deep valley with steep sides- often carved from the Earth by a river
What is a canyon
300
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula
300
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into the sea or ocean
What is a river?
300
The process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location
What is deposition?
300
A physical feature on Earth's surface
What is a landform?
400
A land formation that has a flat area on the top and steep walls usually in dry areas
What is a mesa
400
A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river
What is delta
400
Flat land that has only small changes in elevation
What is a plain?
400
Limestone being dissolved by acid rain
What is chemical weathering?
400
A moving sheet of ice
What is a glacier?
500
A large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
What is plateau
500
A part of an ocean or sea that is partially surrounded by land
What is a gulf
500
A stream or river that flows into a larger river
What is a tributary?
500
A mudslide
What is erosion?
500
A place in the Earth's crust that collapses inward due to chemical weathering
What is a sinkhole?
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