LockeD! Vocab - 5.7B - Landforms

A sea arch is -

• A natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes

• A hill that has a flat top and steep sides

• A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

• A large body of slowly moving ice that stays frozen for years

• A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water

A mesa is -

• A natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes

• A hill that has a flat top and steep sides

• A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

• A large body of slowly moving ice that stays frozen for years

• A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water

A gorge is -

• A natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes

• A hill that has a flat top and steep sides

• A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

• A large body of slowly moving ice that stays frozen for years

• A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A glacier is -

• A natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes

• A hill that has a flat top and steep sides

• A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

• A large body of slowly moving ice that stays frozen for years

• A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A delta is -

• A natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes

• A hill that has a flat top and steep sides

• A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

• A large body of slowly moving ice that stays frozen for years

• A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A barrier island is -

• a long sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by actions of waves, water currents, and wind, that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean

• A natural arch or bridge formed by natural rock with an opening underneath, formed by wind

• a landform along a body of water, consisting of loose particles of rock, sand, gravel, and pebbles

• A landform formed over millions of years as rivers weather and erode the land

• A hill of sand that is deposited by the wind

A rock arch is -

• a long sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by actions of waves, water currents, and wind, that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean

• A natural arch or bridge formed by natural rock with an opening underneath, formed by wind

• a landform along a body of water, consisting of loose particles of rock, sand, gravel, and pebbles

• A landform formed over millions of years as rivers weather and erode the land

• A hill of sand that is deposited by the wind

A beach is -

• a long sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by actions of waves, water currents, and wind, that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean

• A natural arch or bridge formed by natural rock with an opening underneath, formed by wind

• a landform along a body of water, consisting of loose particles of rock, sand, gravel, and pebbles

• A landform formed over millions of years as rivers weather and erode the land

• A hill of sand that is deposited by the wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A canyon is -

• a long sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by actions of waves, water currents, and wind, that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean

• A natural arch or bridge formed by natural rock with an opening underneath, formed by wind

• a landform along a body of water, consisting of loose particles of rock, sand, gravel, and pebbles

• A landform formed over millions of years as rivers weather and erode the land

• A hill of sand that is deposited by the wind

A sand dune is -

• a long sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by actions of waves, water currents, and wind, that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean

• A natural arch or bridge formed by natural rock with an opening underneath, formed by wind

• a landform along a body of water, consisting of loose particles of rock, sand, gravel, and pebbles

• A landform formed over millions of years as rivers weather and erode the land

• A hill of sand that is deposited by the wind