Water Landforms
What is the top of a mountain called?
What is a peak or summit
An area of low land between two mountains.
What is a valley
What are natural features of the earth’s surface called?
Landforms
How much of the earth is covered by water?
70%
What large body of water is completely surrounded by land
Lake
What is the tallest landform?
Mountain
What is it called when there are several mountains in a row
Mountain range
Oceans are large bodies of water made up of ________ water
salt
A large area of an ocean or sea that is partially surrounded by land
Gulf
What landform is lower than mountains but higher than the surrounding area?
Hills
Name a famous canyon that is located in Arizona.
The Grand Canyon
Name an example of a gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Thick ice that covers a large area of land
Glaciers
Name a large body of water that is smaller than an ocean but connects to an ocean
Sea
What are large hills of sand formed by wind in the desert or at the beach?
Sand dunes
What is an area with steep cliffs and a narrow valley running between them called?
What is a canyon.
What is a large group of Islands close to each other form
archipelago
What is a piece of land completely surrounded by water called?
Island
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Name either of the medium-sized flat top mountains or hills
plateau or mesa
Sandy area close to the ocean edge
Beach
Name one of the ways landforms are created
What is the difference between a mesa and a plateau
One is smaller than the other