Landforms

Question 1

Part of a lake or ocean that extends into the land

Answer 1

Bay

Question 2

Where the ocean meets the land

Answer 2

Coast

Question 3

Shorter and rounder than mountains

Answer 3

Hill

Question 4

A body of land entirely surrounded by water

Answer 4

Island

Question 5

A body of water with land all around it

Answer 5

Lake

Question 6

Flat land with steep sides. It is higher than the land around it.

Answer 6

Plateau

Question 7

The highest landform; they often have steep sides and pointed tops

Answer 7

Mountain

Question 8

Very large bodies of salt water that cover nearly 3/4ths of the earth’s surface

Answer 8

Ocean

Question 9

Land that is nearly surrounded by water

Answer 9

Peninsula

Question 10

Wide, flat land

Answer 10

Plain

Question 11

A large stream of water that flows across the land

Answer 11

River

Question 12

An area of low land between hills or mountains

Answer 12

Valley

Question 13

The place where a stream flows into a larger body of water

Answer 13

Mouth

Question 14

A river of ice slowly sliding down a mountain slope or through a valley

Answer 14

Glacier

Question 15

Mounds of wind-blown sand

Answer 15

Dune

Question 16

A deep, narrow valley with steep rough sides, carved by a river

Answer 16

Canyon