Landform Descriptions
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a large body of water that surrounds a continent 

ocean 

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consists of 

is made of 

100

something that we can pour;

something that is like water;

something that takes the shape of what it's in 

liquid

100

The earth consists of 4 layers.

The earth is made of 4 layers.

100

The earth's crust is hard.

The earth's crust is solid.

200

a raised mound of land that is smaller than a mountain

hill

200

liquid

something that is like water;

something that we can pour;

something that takes the shape of what it's in

200

melted

molten 

200

The earth's crust is solid.

The earth's crust is hard.

200

Lava is made of melted rock. 

Lava consists of molten rock. 

300

low land surrounded by hills or mountains

valley 

300

solid

something that is hard and has a shape 

300

is made of 

consists of 

300

Lava consists of molten rock.

Lava is made of melted rock.


400

a slowly moving mass of ice

glacier 

400

substance

stuff


400

the outside part of something 

the surface 

400

Lava is a thick, molten substance

Lava is thick, melted stuff.

400

Lava is thick, melted stuff

Lava is a thick, molten substance

500

a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

peninsula

500

surface

the outside part of something

the outside layer of something 

500

stuff

substance 

500

The surface of the earth consists of a hard, rocky substance

The outside layer of the earth is made of hard, rocky stuff. 

500

The outside layer of the earth is made of hard, rocky stuff

The surface of the earth consists of a hard, rocky substance

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