Florida Vocab

Question 1

Elevation

Answer 1

Elevation is the height above sea level.

Question 2

Panhandle

Answer 2

narrow piece of land that is mostly surrounded by the territory of one or more other states.

Florida has a panhandle.

Question 3

Precipitation

Answer 3

Precipitation is water that falls from the clouds in the sky as snow, water, or ice.

It rains a lot in Florida.

Question 4

Sea level

Answer 4

water level, average height of the water in the open seas

Florida is very close to sea level.

Question 5

Peninsula

Answer 5

area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

Florida is a peninsula.

Question 6

Hurricane

Answer 6

a type of tropical cyclone

Florida is a risk for hurricanes, mostly during hurricane season.

Question 7

Everglades

Answer 7

Marshal and, swap.

wetlands region in southern Florida.

Question 8

Limestone

Answer 8

sedimentary rock which contains mainly calcium carbonate.

Florida is underlaid by limestone.

Question 9

Sinkhole

Answer 9

A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.

Because of the limestone in Florida, we have smash sinkholes.

Question 10

Barrier Island

Answer 10

A narrow offshore deposit of sand.