6th Grade Geo Terms Set #1

An upper level current of westerly wind that can move at speeds greater than 200 mph is called?

• Loess

• Lava

• Jet Stream

• Karst

A large section of a mountain that crumbles and quickly fall downhill as a mass of rock and debris is called?

• Lahar

• Landslide

• Lava

• Loess

A type of landscape characterized by limestone caverns carved out by groundwater is called?

• Karst

• Lagoon

• Loam

• Jet Stream

Sediments of silt and clay deposited by the wind, usually yellowish in color are called?

• Lahar

• Latitude

• Loam

• Loess

A body of water surrounded by land is called?

• Lagoon

• Lightning

• Lava

• Lake

A volcanic mudflow caused by lava that mixes with rain or snow is called?

• Lava

• Lahar

• Loam

• Loess

A cool wind that blows at night from land to sea.

• Jet Stream

• Lagoon

• Lightning

• Land Breeze

A shallow area of seawater located between the mainland and the barrier island is called?

• Karst

• Lagoon

• Lake

• Loam

Soil with an equal mixture of sand, silt, and clay

• Loam

• Lahar

• Karst

• Loess

Imaginary lines on the Earth that run parallel to the Equator are called?

• Karst

• Lagoon

• Latitude

• Lava