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Landforms 1
Rivers
Water Sources
Landforms 2
Fast Land Changes
100
A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the Earth's surface.
What is a mountain?
100

What is the longest river?

The Nile River.

100
A place where water flows over a cliff.
What is a waterfall?
100
An area of low land between two mountains or hills, that is "U" or "V" shaped.
What is a valley?
100

An intense shaking of Earth's surface.

What is an earthquake?

200
A mound of raised land that us smaller than a mountain. Usually formed when mountains wear away.
What is a hill?
200

This rivers goes through the USA and empties in the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the Mississippi River?

200
A major body of water that covers large parts of the Earth. Usually salty and have names like Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, etc.
What is an ocean?
200
Cone shaped mountain. Rock and ash come out of it. Has an opening at the top.
What is a volcano?
200

An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.

What is a volcano?

300
A large crack in the Earth formed by a river or earthquakes.
What is a canyon?
300

This river is in Brazil.

What is the Amazon River?

300
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
What is an island?
300

Found in the side of a mountain or in the ground, looks like a hole, often can climb inside.

(Bears live in these)

What is a cave?

300

Large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust. They fit together like puzzle pieces.  They move constantly, but very slowly to reshape the Earth.

What are Tectonic Plates?

400
A large low area of flat land that is often grassy. (Also a homophone!)
What is a plain?
400

This river is located in Egypt, runs south to north and floods every year.

What is the Nile River?

400

A natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land. (Land on 3 sides)

What is a bay?

400

A strip of land that extends out into a body of water.

(Water on 3 sides)

What is a peninsula?

400

The outermost layer of Earth. We live on this layer.

What is the crust?

500
A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it. Can be an elevated plain.
What is a plateau?
500

What river runs between New York and New Jersey?

What is the Hudson River?

500

A narrow strip of land that borders the ocean along land. They are constantly changing because of the water wave action and shifting sand or rock.

What is a coast?

500

Large, thick pieces of ice.

What is a glacier?

500

The innermost layer of the Earth.  It is as hot as the sun!

What is the core?