Oceans
T or F: the ocean floor is constantly moving.
True!
What is a plain?
flat, grassland
What is a mountain?
a large natural elevation, a very tall hill
A gentle slope of land, not as tall as a mountain
What is a hill?
A piece of land surrounded by water
What is an island?
Pacific Ocean
What is a plateau?
a raised area of land that's flat on top
What is a volcano?
openings, or vents where lava, rocks and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
What is a valley?
A low area between hills or mountains
A hole in the ground created by weathering of the rock
What is a cave?
The ocean covers how much of the earth's surface?
71%
What is a large mammal found in the plains of Kansas?
Bison
How are volcanoes formed?
when the earth's plates move together or apart, causing magma to come up to the earth's surface
Name a famous valley in the U.S.A.
What is the Grand Canyon.
erosion
What is the world's coldest ocean? (burrrrrrr..)
The Antarctic Ocean
Which state is in the Great Plains?
Kansas! (or any of these as well: Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming)
When gas or lava is released from a volcano, explosively
volcanic eruption
What is the top of a hill called?
the summit
A mound or column rising up from a cave's floor
a stalagmite
What are the 5 oceans of the world?
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Antarctic Ocean
What landform is found on every continent?
plateaus
Explain how mountains are formed.
Two or more tectonic plates are pushed together, creating a folded layer of rock
Name three types of valleys.
U-shaped, V-shaped, and flat-floored valleys
Name two types of islands.
Oceanic, Continental, or Tropical