LANDFORM JEOPARDY

1

100

Low areas of land between hills or mountains.

VALLEYS

200

Naturally raised areas of land, not as steep as mountains.

HILLS

300

DOUBLE POINTS

This summit is in WV with an elevation of 912 feet.

BUTCHER HILL

400

Sources of water rising from the ground

SPRINGS

500

Sources of water rising from the ground.

SPRINGS

2

100

Slow moving masses of ice

GLACIERS

200

DOUBLE POINTS

This mountain is the highest peak in North America.

DENALI

300

DOUBLE POINTS

Great Sand Dune National Park is located in this state.

COLORADO

400

Flat areas of land at the mouth of rivers.

DELTAS

500

Process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into small pieces.

WEATHERING

3

100

Landforms that are raised steeply.

MOUNTAINS

200

A glacier is slowly moving across the land and carrying things underneath it as it moves.

EROSION

300

Sand from a different location, dropped to form new sand dunes.

DEPOSITION

400

Natural holes in the ground due to the collapsing of the surface layer. 

SINKHOLES

500

The build up of sediment

DEPOSITION

4

100

Mounds of sand or other loose sediment formed by wind.

DUNES

200

DOUBLE POINTS

This ocean is the deepest and widest of Earths five oceans.

PACIFIC

300

Pieces of land completely surrounded by water.

ISLANDS

400

Large, flat areas of land that are raised sharply above the surrounding land.

PLATEAUS

500

Process in which water, ice, wind, or gravity move pieces of rock and soil.

EROSION

5

100

Underground space, found in the side of a mountain or hill.

CAVES

200

These are flat or nearly flat grassy sections of land with fertile soils.

PLAINS

300

Deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls.

CANYON

400

Shallow, natural waterway with a current

STREAM

500

Areas of low-lying ground along streams and rivers.

FLOODPLAINS