6.3 Earth's Surface

Describes height above sea level

• elevation

• erosion

• plateau

• relief

Term used to describe the shape of an area

• relief

• elevation

• topography

• geography

Describes the differences in elevation of an area

• elevation

• topography

• relief

• oceanography

topographic feature formed by natural processes that shape the earth

• relief

• landform

• elevation

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which landform has rich soil and is great for farming?

• plateaus

• mountains

• plains

• deltas

What covers 70% of the Earth?

• rivers

• lakes

• oceans

• deserts

The ocean floor has many of the same landforms we see on land.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This landform has high relief & high elevation

• plains

• mountains

• plateaus

• lakes

This landform has low relief & high elevation

• plateaus

• mountains

• plains

• rivers

This landform has low relief & low elevation

• mountains

• plains

• plateaus

• lakes