Assignment B: T1:L2: Features in the Geosphere

the shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms

• destructive forces

• topography

• elevation

• plateau

Feature on the surface of Earth such as coastlines, dunes and mountains.

• landform

• relief

• constructive forces

• contour lines

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A landform with high elevation and high relief.

• plains

• delta

• river

• mountain

A line that forms the boundary between land and the ocean or lake

• coastline

• relief

• contour lines

• model

hill of sand piled up by the wind

• coastline

• dune

• delta

• surveying

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A natural stream of water that flows into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

• glacier

• dune

• plateau

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake

• glacier

• dune

• delta

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A process in which mapmakers determine distances and elevations using instruments and the principles of geometry

• model

• surveying

• constructive forces

• destructive forces

A exact copy of something on a much small scale

• model

• surveying

• constructive forces

• destructive forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

forces that shape Earth's surface by building up mountains and landmasses

• model

• surveying

• constructive forces

• destructive forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2