3rd Grade Quiz Flashcards
______body of water along a _____ but protected from the ocean
Shallow, coast Lagoon
Hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has a ___ top and ___ sides
flat, steep Butte (not butter or beauty or butt)
One of Earth’s principal landmasses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
Continent (not incontinent)
_____of a body of water, usually ______ or pebbled
Shore, sandy Beach
High steep ____ face.
Rock Cliff
Area of a ___ or ____ partly surrounded by land
sea, ocean Bay
Pointed landmass projecting into a body of ____
water Cape (e.g., Cape Canaveral)
Deep ____ with steep walls cut into the earth by running _____.
valley, water Canyon (occasionally spelled cañon)
Group or ____ of islands
chain Archipelago (e.g., Aleutian Islands)
Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of ____ and connects two larger pieces of _____
water,land Isthmus (e.g, Isthmus of Panama)
Land entirely surrounded by _____
water Island (e.g., Island of Misfit Toys)
Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a __________
mountain Hill
Usually a ______ deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river
triangular Delta (e.g., Nile Delta)
Dry area of land with fewer than ___ inches of precipitation a year
10 Desert (e.g., Sahara desert)
Slow-moving ___of thick ____
river, ice Glacier
Large area of a sea or ____ partly surrounded by land
ocean Gulf
Landmass surrounded by water on ____ sides
three Peninsula
Large inland body of ____ water or ____ water
fresh, salt Lake (e.g., Land O’ Lakes Butter)
High, ____land; larger than a mesa
flat Plateau
Broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a _____, but smaller than a ______
butte, plateau Mesa
Treeless ____ usually covered with tall grass
plain Prairie
Elevation higher than a ____
hill Mountain
Large natural stream of _____ that empties into another body of ______
water, water River (e.g., Chicago River)
Entire body of ____ ______ that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface
salt, water Ocean
Low place between ____ or ______
hills, mountains Valley (e.g., Fox River Valley)
Large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land
Sea (e.g., Dead Sea, where Uncle David swam)
Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait (e.g., Strait of Hormuz)
Wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant life
Swamp (e.g., where swamp monsters live)
Opening in Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected
Volcano (e.g., Mount Jack and Annie Book)
