Chapter 2 Lesson 3 Vocab

What is a flat area that rises above surrounding land?

• Plateau

• Isthmus

• Plain

• Valley

What is a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll?

• Plateau

• Plain

• Isthmus

• Valley

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas?

• Valley

• Plateau

• Isthmus

• Plain

What is the part of a continent that extends into the ocean in a plateau, then drops sharply to the ocean floor?

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Drift

• Valley

• Trench

What is a long, narrow, steep-sided cut on the ocean floor?

• Ridge

• Valley

• Trench

• Canyon

What is the water contained inside Earth’s crust?

• Ocean Water

• Groundwater

• River Water

• Sea Water

What is an area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river?

• Delta

• Groundwater

• Basin

• Bay

What is the process in which water is used and reused on Earth, including precipitation, collection, evaporation, and condensation?

• Water Games

• Water Remix

• The Water Recycle

• The Water Cycle

What is the change of liquid water to water vapor?

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is the result of water vapor changing to a liquid or a solid state?

• Water Cycle

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation