Landforms
An area of mostly flat land with little or not trees.
plain
gulf
What is a desert?
A landform with little or no rainfall.
What is an ocean?
the largest water form with salt water
What is the liquid INSIDE of a volcano called?
magma
A steep landform that rises high above other land around it.
mountain
The largest water form with salt water.
ocean
What is an island?
A body of land that is surrounded by water on all sides.
What is a river?
flowing water that empties into a large body of water
What do you call the magma once is comes out of the volcano?
lava
A body of land that is surrounded by water on all sides.
Flowing water that empties into a large body of water.
river
What is a hill?
a rounded landform that is raised but smaller than a mountain
What is a gulf?
a water form that is surrounded by curved land
Name one type of volcano.
active, dormant or extinct
An area of land that is flat but rises higher than the land around it.
plateau
Water that is surrounded by land and is smaller than an ocean.
lake
What is a mountain?
a steep landform that rises high above other land around it
What is a lake?
water that is surrounded by land and is smaller than an ocean
What is the largest volcano in the world?
Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
A rounded landform that is raised but smaller than a mountain.
hill
Which two water forms do we have in Long Beach?
ocean and bay
What is a plateau?
an area of land that is flat but rises higher than the land around it
What is a plain?
an area of mostly flat land with little or no trees
Other than lava, name two other things that come out of a volcano.
steam, sulfur compounds, ash, broken rocks