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What is: a curved part of a structure above an open space
Arch
What is: solid, lightweight, flaky material that is left after something is completely burned; the
mixture of burnt rock and minerals that is blown out when a volcano erupts
Ash
What is: toward the bottom of a hill
Downhill
What is: a hill of sand piled up by the wind
Dune
What is: shaking of the ground caused by movement of parts of Earth’s surface
What is: a large area of thick ice made from layers of snow that have never melted
Glacier
What is: a natural feature of Earth’s surface, such as a mountain, hill, arch, volcano, and
valley
Landform
What is: a place of importance to the United States that is maintained and protected by the government (examples: Mount Rushmore, Giant Sequoia, etc)
National Monument
What is: the land bordering the ocean
Seashore
What is: mountains, hills, valleys, canyons, arches, cliffs
Land Features
What is: lakes, ponds, streams, waterfalls, swamps
Water Features
What is: is how weather shapes/breaks a rock/land/or anything exposed to the elements.
Example: The rain breaks a piece of a rock off a mountainside or wind breaks away sand from an arch.
Weathering
What is: how those particles move away from the original position they were.
Example: The water washes pieces of the rock that were broken off a huge stone downhill into a valley below.
Erosion