Earth's Landforms TEK 3.7C

3RD GRADE TEK 3.7C

EARTH'S LANDFORMS

INSTRUCTIONS

Read the description and select the corrct landform.

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SWAMP

VOLCANO

CANYON

An opening in the Earth's crust that allows hot gases and molten rock from deep inside to rise to the surface

QUESTION 1/15

VOLCANO

ANSWER

MOUNTAIN

CANYON

HILL

Land that sharply rises high above its surroundings and has steep slopes

QUESTION 2/15

MOUNTAIN

ANSWER

RIVER

LAKE

OCEAN

QUESTION 3/15

A large body of water that is surrounded by land

LAKE

ANSWER

VALLEY

ISLAND

PENINSULA

The low land between hills and mountains that has gently sloping sides

QUESTION 4/15

VALLEY

ANSWER

PENINSULA

PLAIN

ISLAND

An area of land completely surrounded by water

QUESTION 5/15

ISLAND

ANSWER

OCEAN

PLAIN

VALLEY

A large area flat land that covers more than one-third of the world

QUESTION 6/15

PLAIN

ANSWER

OCEAN

LAKE

STREAM

A very large body of saltwater that is usually found between continents

QUESTION 7/15

OCEAN

ANSWER

ISLAND

SWAMP

DESERT

Very dry land, that is often sandy

QUESTION 8/15

DESERT

ANSWER

HILLS

MOUNTAIN

CANYON

QUESTION 9/15

Land that is raised above the surrounding area, but not as large as a mountain

HILLS

ANSWER

STREAM

RIVER

LAKE

A large stream of water flowing through a channel

QUESTION 10/15

RIVER

ANSWER

GLACIER

PLAIN

SWAMP

A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope

QUESTION 11/15

GLACIER

ANSWER

RIVER

LAKE

SEA

The large body of salt water that is connected to oceans

QUESTION 12/15

SEA

ANSWER

CANYON

GLACIER

VALLEY

A strip of low land between hills and mountains that steep sides

QUESTION 13/15

CANYON

ANSWER

VALLEY

LAKE

SWAMP

Low lying area of land where water collects

QUESTION 14/15

SWAMP

ANSWER

VALLEY

ISLAND

PENINSULA

Area of land that is ALMOST completely surrounded by water

QUESTION 15/15

PENINSULA

ANSWER

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