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;
16 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is a large body of water surrounded on three sides with a very large mouth called?
|
a gulf
|
|
|
What is another name for the ocean or a smaller section of the ocean called?
|
the sea
|
|
|
What is a strip of land almost surrounded by water and attached to a larger piece of land called?
|
a peninsula
|
|
|
What is a huge body of salt water that covers three quarters of the earth and separates the continents?
|
the ocean
|
|
|
What is a long ridge of sand and gravel that forms in the water near a beach called?
|
a sandbar
|
|
|
What is the name of triangle shaped land that forms where a river folws into a slow moving body of water?
|
a delta
|
|
|
What is a body of water surrounded by land on three sides that is smaller than a gulf called?
|
a bay
|
|
|
What is the name for molten lava that flows from a volcano
called? |
lava
|
|
|
What is the name of a very small bay called?
|
a cove
|
|
|
What is a narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water called?
|
a strait
|
|
|
What is the land that is right next to the ocean called?
|
seashore
|
|
|
This is narrow strip of land with water on both sides that connects two larger pieces of land:
|
an isthmus
|
|
|
This is a round, oval or horseshoe shaped island that surrounds a lagoon:
|
an atoll
|
|
|
What is the name of land that is completely surrounded by water and smaller than a continent called?
|
an island
|
|
|
These are the largest areas of land that separate the earth's oceans:
|
the continents
|
|
|
What is a shallow body of water usually separated from the ocean by sandbars or reefs
called? |
a lagoon
|
