landforms

What is a mountain?

• a very high piece of land

• an area of flat land

• low land between mountains or hills

• land that borders the sea or ocean

What is a lake?

• a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

• a large body of salt water

• land that borders a sea or ocean

• a body of water surrounded by land

What is a coast?

• land that has water all around it

• land with water touching 3 sides

• land that borders the sea or ocean

• a large body of salt water

What is a valley?

• a very high piece of land

• land that has water all around it

• an area of flat land

• low land between mountains or hills

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an island?

• land that borders the sea or ocean

• land that has water all around it

• land with water touching 3 sides

• a body of water surrounded by land

What is a harbor?

• a long body of water that flows across land

• a large body of salt water

• a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

• a very high piece of land

What is an ocean?

• a long body of water that flows across land

• a large body of salt water

• a body of water surrounded by a lake

• a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

What is a plain?

• land that borders the sea or ocean

• low land between mountains or hills

• an area of flat land

• land with water touching 3 sides

What is a river?

• a long body of water that flows across land

• a body of water surrounded by land

• a large body of salt water

• a sheltered area where ships can anchor safely

A large body of fresh water that flows into other bodies of water. 

• River
• Valley
• Plain
• Lake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4