Bodies of Water
A very large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.
What is an ocean?
A small, raised mound of land.
What is a hill?
A deep, narrow valley with steep and rugged sides.
What is a canyon?
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
What is an island?
A place where a river or stream flows over a steep edge or cliff.
What is a waterfall?
A stream of water that flows into a large body of water, such as a lake or a sea.
What is a river?
A large area of land that rises high above the earth’s surface.
What is a mountain?
A very dry area of land that is usually covered in sand, salt, or dry rocks.
What is the desert?
Land that is formed at the mouth of a river, usually by slow moving sand and silt. Usually shaped like a triangle.
What is a delta?
A natural opening in the earth that is large enough for humans to enter.
What is a cave?
A large body of water that is surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
A tall, steep rock often found near coastlines and on mountains.
What is a cliff?
A large, flat area of grassy land.
What is a plain?
The process of water picking up and moving soil and sediment to a new location.
What is erosion?
A large mass of ice that moves slowly through a body of water.
What is a glacier?
A smaller body of water that curves in towards the coastline.
What is a bay?
A single hill with tall, steep, straight sides and a flat top.
What is a butte?
A low area of land surrounded by mountains or hills.
What is a valley?
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
A mountain that is formed when molten rock erupts from the earth’s crust.
What is a volcano?
Contains both water and a lot of plant life.
What is a swamp?
A flat-topped landform that rises high above the land around it.
What is a plateau?
Where all landforms are found on Earth.
What is the Earth's surface?
A narrow area of land between two bodies of water.
What is an isthmus?
A special feature on the surface of the earth.
What is a landform?