Unit 5 Vocabulary Review

What is the definition of land form?

• A natural shape or feature on Earth’s surface.

• The low land between mountains or hills.

• A valley with steep sides.

• The highest kind of land, with sides that slope toward its top.

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What is the definition of valley?

• A natural shape or feature on Earth’s surface.

• The low land between mountains or hills.

• A valley with steep sides.

• The highest kind of land, with sides that slope toward its top.

What is the definition of canyon?

• A natural shape or feature on Earth’s surface.

• The low land between mountains or hills.

• A valley with steep sides.

• The highest kind of land, with sides that slope toward its top.

What is the definition of mountain?

• A natural shape or feature on Earth’s surface.

• The low land between mountains or hills.

• A valley with steep sides.

• The highest kind of land, with sides that slope toward its top.

What is the definition of plain?

• Flatland that spreads out a long way.

• A flat area higher than the land around it. Crust- Outer layer of Earth made of cool solid rock.

• Layer between the crust and outer core that is made of soft, hot rock.

• Layer of Earth between the mantle and inner core that is made of liquid metal.

What is the definition of plateau?

• Flatland that spreads out a long way.

• A flat area higher than the land around it. Crust- Outer layer of Earth made of cool solid rock.

• Layer between the crust and outer core that is made of soft, hot rock.

• Layer of Earth between the mantle and inner core that is made of liquid metal.

What is the definition of mantle?

• Flatland that spreads out a long way.

• A flat area higher than the land around it. Crust- Outer layer of Earth made of cool solid rock.

• Layer between the crust and outer core that is made of soft, hot rock.

• Layer of Earth between the mantle and inner core that is made of liquid metal.

What is the definition of outer core?

• Flatland that spreads out a long way.

• A flat area higher than the land around it. Crust- Outer layer of Earth made of cool solid rock.

• Layer between the crust and outer core that is made of soft, hot rock.

• Layer of Earth between the mantle and inner core that is made of liquid metal.

What is the definition of inner core?

• Very center of the Earth that is made of solid metal.

• The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces.

• The process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• A large thick sheet of slow-moving ice.

What is the definition of weathering?

• Very center of the Earth that is made of solid metal.

• The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces.

• The process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• A large thick sheet of slow-moving ice.