Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Ocean
|
large bodies of salt water
|
|
|
Continent
|
a great area of land on earth
|
|
|
Landform
|
a feature of land on earth's surface.
|
|
|
Name the continents
|
Asia
Africa Antartica Australia Europe North America South America |
|
|
Name some features of earth
|
mountain
valley canyon plain lake river plateau coast peninsula island |
|
|
crust
|
earth's outermost layer
|
|
|
mantle
|
the layer of earth below the crust
|
|
|
core
|
earth's deepest and hottest layer
|
|
|
fresh water
|
water that is not salty
|
|
|
continental shelf
|
a huge plateau
|
|
|
earthquake
|
a sudden movement in the earth's crust
|
|
|
volcano
|
a mountain that builds up around an opening in earth's crust
|
|
|
magma
|
melted rock that is below earth's surface
|
|
|
lava
|
melted rock that flows onto land
|
|
|
landslide
|
the rapid movement of rocks and soil down a hill
|
|
|
flood
|
water flowing over land that is usually dry
|
|
|
weathering
|
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
|
|
|
erosion
|
the movement of weathered rock
|
|
|
glacier
|
a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land
|
|
|
deposition
|
the dropping off of weathered rock
|
|
|
mountain
|
the tallest landform, it often has steep sides and a pointed top
|
|
|
valley
|
the low land between hills or mountains
|
|
|
canyon
|
a deep valley with steep sides, rivers often flow through them
|
|
|
plain
|
land that is wide and flat
|
|
|
lake
|
water that is surrounded by land
|
|
|
river
|
a large body of moving water
|
|
|
plateau
|
land with steep sides and a flat top
|
|
|
coast
|
land that borders the ocean
|
|
|
peninsula
|
land surrounded by water on three sides
|
|
|
island
|
land with water all around it
|
