Landforms Vocabulary Quiz

Land that meets the ocean or a lake

• beach
• riverbank
• cliff
• coast

A large body of salt water

• lake
• ocean
• river
• pond

Flowing body of water that begins at a high point

• river
• ocean
• lake
• stream

Man-made bodies of water made for transportation

• Ponds
• Rivers
• Lakes
• Canals

A naturally occurring, relatively large body of water.

• pond
• ocean
• river
• lake

A small area of water surrounded by water on three sides

• inlet
• cove
• bay
• lagoon

Large shapes of land that make up the Earth

• Landforms

• Deserts and plains
• Rivers and lakes
• Mountains and valleys

water that flows over land

• Lotic

• Lentic

Water that sits still over land

• Lotic

• Lentic

The process of natural forces breaking down rock

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Sedimentation
• Metamorphism