Landforms - 3rd Grade

Large bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth's surface 

• oceans
• rivers
• lakes
• continents

The ocean is divided into sections by large pieces of land called... 

• islands
• continents
• states
• rivers

Smaller than oceans, but large bodies of salt water-connected to oceans or surrounded by land

• oceans
• lakes
• seas
• rivers

Are natural streams of flowing water that empty into oceans, lakes, or other bodies of water

• rivers
• lakes
• streams
• oceans

Are small, flowing bodies of fresh water that empty into rivers...

• rivers
• lakes
• streams
• oceans

Large bodies of mostly still water that are surrounded by land, can have salt or fresh water.

• oceans
• rivers
• lakes
• streams

Are very much like lakes, but SMALLER

• oceans
• ponds
• lakes
• streams

Large sheets of ice that sit on top of land, found where it is cold, they move slowly over time

• rivers
• lakes
• glaciers
• icebergs

Landforms that are much higher than their surroundings, rounded or tall and rocky on top

• mountains
• hills
• plateaus
• canyons

Landforms that are somewhat higher than their surroundings, but not as tall as mountains

• mountains
• hills
• plateaus
• canyons