Earth landforms Vocabulary

What is the definition of a coastline?

• A hill formed by wind blowing sand

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or an ocean

• A natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water

What is a sand dune?

• A large, slow-moving accumulation of snow and ice

• A hill that is formed by wind blowing sand

• A triangular landform at the mouth of a river

• A large landform formed by volcanoes

Which landform is described as a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water?

• River

• Glacier

• Delta

• Lake

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What is a mountain?

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• A large landform formed by volcanoes or the movement of tectonic plates

• A hill formed by wind blowing sand

• A triangular landform at the mouth of a river

What is a glacier?

• A natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water

• A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• A hill formed by wind blowing sand

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What is a delta?

• A large landform formed by volcanoes

• A triangular landform formed by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• A hill formed by wind blowing sand

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What is a lake?

• A large body of water that is surrounded by land

• A natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water

• A large, slow-moving accumulation of snow and ice

• A triangular landform at the mouth of a river

Which landform is formed by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river?

• Coastline

• Sand dune

• Delta

• Glacier

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Which landform is characterized by being surrounded by land?

• River

• Lake

• Mountain

• Glacier

Which landform is formed by the movement of tectonic plates?

• Sand dune

• Glacier

• Mountain

• Delta

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