Term 3 Science Vocabulary

One of the five large bodies of salt water that cover much of the earth's surface is the _______.

• lake

• river

• island

• ocean

A _____ is a flat area of land that is much higher than the land around it.

• valley

• landform

• plateau

• mountain

A high, steep area of land that rises to a peak is a ______.

• hill

• plateau

• mountain

A substance that is found naturally in the Earth and that does not contain plant or animal matter is a ________.

• magma

• fossil

• mineral

• sediment

Molten rock that erupts from a volcano or vent is called ______.

• erosion

• lava

• magma

• weather

A ____ is the low land that sits between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream running through it.

• valley

• mountain

• plateau

• volcano

A piece of land with water on all sides is known as an _____.

• island

• ocean

• lake

• plateau

An opening in the earth's crust that sometimes sends out rocks, gas, and hot lava is a ______.

• lake

• volcano

• mountain

• valley

The movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity annd other natural forces is known as _______.

• weather

• sediment

• sedimentary

• erosion

_____ is formed by extreme heat or pressure that changes the structure of rock.

• fossil

• igneous

• metamorphic

• weather