3rd Grade Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

______body of water along a _____ but protected from the ocean

A

Shallow, coast Lagoon

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Q

Hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has a ___ top and ___ sides

A

flat, steep Butte (not butter or beauty or butt)

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3
Q

One of Earth’s principal landmasses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

A

Continent (not incontinent)

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4
Q

_____of a body of water, usually ______ or pebbled

A

Shore, sandy Beach

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5
Q

High steep ____ face.

A

Rock Cliff

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6
Q

Area of a ___ or ____ partly surrounded by land

A

sea, ocean Bay

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7
Q

Pointed landmass projecting into a body of ____

A

water Cape (e.g., Cape Canaveral)

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Q

Deep ____ with steep walls cut into the earth by running _____.

A

valley, water Canyon (occasionally spelled cañon)

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9
Q

Group or ____ of islands

A

chain Archipelago (e.g., Aleutian Islands)

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10
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Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of ____ and connects two larger pieces of _____

A

water,land Isthmus (e.g, Isthmus of Panama)

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Land entirely surrounded by _____

A

water Island (e.g., Island of Misfit Toys)

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12
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Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a __________

A

mountain Hill

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13
Q

Usually a ______ deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river

A

triangular Delta (e.g., Nile Delta)

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14
Q

Dry area of land with fewer than ___ inches of precipitation a year

A

10 Desert (e.g., Sahara desert)

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15
Q

Slow-moving ___of thick ____

A

river, ice Glacier

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16
Q

Large area of a sea or ____ partly surrounded by land

A

ocean Gulf

17
Q

Landmass surrounded by water on ____ sides

A

three Peninsula

18
Q

Large inland body of ____ water or ____ water

A

fresh, salt Lake (e.g., Land O’ Lakes Butter)

19
Q

High, ____land; larger than a mesa

A

flat Plateau

20
Q

Broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a _____, but smaller than a ______

A

butte, plateau Mesa

21
Q

Treeless ____ usually covered with tall grass

A

plain Prairie

22
Q

Elevation higher than a ____

A

hill Mountain

23
Q

Large natural stream of _____ that empties into another body of ______

A

water, water River (e.g., Chicago River)

24
Q

Entire body of ____ ______ that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface

A

salt, water Ocean

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Low place between ____ or ______
hills, mountains Valley (e.g., Fox River Valley)
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Large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land
Sea (e.g., Dead Sea, where Uncle David swam)
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Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait (e.g., Strait of Hormuz)
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Wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant life
Swamp (e.g., where swamp monsters live)
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Opening in Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected
Volcano (e.g., Mount Jack and Annie Book)