Landforms
A landform entirely surrounded by water
Island
The process of breaking down rock
Weathering
The hot liquid rock outside of the volcano
Lava
The outer covering of the earth
Crust
The largest body of water that covers 75% of the earth
Ocean
A landform that is tall and pointy
Mountain
The process of carrying rocks away
Erosion
The hot liquid rock inside of the volcano
Magma
The puzzle like covering of the earth
Tectonic plates
A body of water entirely surrounded by land
Lake
A landform that is flat and plain
Plain
A really large rock
Boulder
The name of the grey cloud above an erupting volcano
Ash cloud
Plates that move away from each other
Divergent
A body of water that flows from one place to another
River
A landform that is between two mountains
Valley
What large rocks break down into
Sand
The top of a volcano
Crater
Plates that move toward each other
Convergent
Stream
A landform that is flat on the top
Plateau
The name of the beach we visited
Stinson Beach
What the magma travels through to the top of the volcano
Vent
Plates that slide by each other
Transform
What we call the 5 large bodies of water on the border of the U.S. and Canada
The Great Lakes