Definitions
Definitions
With Water
Without Water
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100
physical features on the Earth's surfaces
What is landforms
100
deep, narrow valley with steep sides
What is canyon
100
body of water surrounded on all sides by land
What is lake
100
the height of land in relation to sea level
What is elevation
100

how are a bay and a gulf alike?

They are both water that goes into land.

200
land that is completely surrounded by water
What is island
200
large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
What is glacier
200
area where there is always water or soggy soil
What is wetland
200
low land between hills or mountains
What is valley
200

How are a river and a sea different

While they are both made of water, a sea is not entirely contained but a river has defined sides.

300

form as rivers empty their water into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

What is a delta?

300

an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grass and flowers

What is plain

300
large stream of water that flows across the land
What is river
300
area of high almost flat land
What is plateau
300
How are a mountain and a volcano alike
What is a volcano is usually a mountain but with an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, ashes and gases are forced out
400
flat-topped mountain with steep sides
What is mesa
400
an area where the land is at, near or below sea level
What is lowland
400

a body of salt water of smaller size and is partly surrounded by land.

What is sea

400

A dry area of land that receives no more than 10 inches of precipitation a year.

What is desert

400
How are an island and a lake alike
What is both are surrounded. An island is surrounded by water. A lake is surrounded by land
500

a portion of the ocean that goes into an area of land.

What is gulf

500
area near the foot of a mountain
What is piedmont
500

a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water except for the mainland on one side.

What is Peninsula

500

a mass of rock that rises very high and is almost vertical.

What is cliff

500

How are a delta and a wetland alike

They are both marshlands that support diverse ecosystems. Both are near or connected to larger bodies of water.

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