Landform Riddles

Front

What kind of landform has a vent at the top, spews lava, steam, and pieces of rock?

Back

Volcano

Front

What kind of landform has very steep sides that were cut by a river's erosion and time?

Back

Canyon

Front

You get to this landform when oceans run dry. They're broad, flat spaces under the sky. Options: Prairie, Plains, Rivers, Peninsula

Back

Plains

Front

What kind of landform is tallest of all, with a spiky top where snow may fall?

Back

Mountains

Front

What kind of landform is a huge chunk of water that takes up three-fourths of the Earth, and is salty?

Back

Oceans

Front

This landform is found at the bottom of mountains and very tall hills.

Back

Valley

Front

To get to this landform, a boat you may ride, since water surrounds it on every side.

Back

Island

Front

Which type of landform stretches into the tides, surrounded by water on three of its sides?

Back

Peninsula

Front

This large body of water is surrounded by land. It's a great place to fish and swim, if you can.

Back

Lake

Front

When the wind and the rain wear a mountain away, the mound that is left is this landform, they say.

Back

Hills