Weeks 1-9

Question 1

Archipelago

Answer 1

A group or chain of many islands in a sea, usually shaped like an arc

Question 2

Arm

Answer 2

An inlet from the sea or other body of water

Question 3

Atoll

Answer 3

A small island the shape of a ring or horseshoe formed by deposits of coral sea animals

Question 4

Bank

Answer 4

The steep or sloping border of any stream

Question 5

Basin

Answer 5

Hello place in the surface of the land usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part

Question 6

Bay

Answer 6

Any inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bordering on land and partly surrounded by land

Question 7

Bayou

Answer 7

A slow sluggish stream usually used to describe inlets from the Gulf of Mexico or from the Mississippi River

Question 8

Beach

Answer 8

The pebbly or Sandy shore of the sea or of the lake that is washed by the waves

Question 9

Bluff

Answer 9

A steep high bank beside a body of water

Question 10

Bog

Answer 10

Very wet sponge the ground not able to support much weight usually made up of decayed plants

Question 11

Branch

Answer 11

A small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream

Question 12

Breakers

Answer 12

Waves breaking into foam as they approach or – against the shore

Question 13

Forest

Answer 13

A large area of land covered with trees

Question 14

Ford

Answer 14

A shallow place where a stream or body of water maybe crossed by wading or driving through the water

Question 15

Fjord

Answer 15

A deep narrow inlet to the sea between high, steep banks

Question 16

Foothill

Answer 16

A hill at the base of the mountain

Question 17

Field

Answer 17

An area of cleared land often bounded by fences

Question 18

Fall line

Answer 18

The line connecting the places where streams emerge from the uplands onto the low lands usually marked by waterfalls or Rapids

Question 19

Estuary

Answer 19

A narrow arm of the sea at the mouth of a river where the ocean tide meets the river current

Question 20

Elevation

Answer 20

Height or distance above sea level

Question 21

earth

Answer 21

The planets in which people live

Question 22

Dune

Answer 22

A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind

Question 23

Drainage basin

Answer 23

The area from which a single stream or river and it’s tributaries drains all of the water

Question 24

Downstream

Answer 24

The direction in which a stream is flowing

Question 25

Divide

Answer 25

Water parting or watershed that separates to drainage areas

Question 26

Dyke

Answer 26

Earth or other material built up along the river or ocean to keep the water from overflowing onto the land

Question 27

Desert

Answer 27

A large area of land with little or no moisture or vegetation

Question 28

Delta

Answer 28

A deposit usually triangular in shape of sand and soil that forms at the mouth of the river

Question 29

Dell

Answer 29

A small sheltered Valley or ravine

Question 30

Dam

Answer 30

A bank or wall built across the stream to hold back or redirect water

Question 31

Dale

Answer 31

A small Valley

Question 32

Current

Answer 32

The Swickley moving parts of the stream or ocean

Question 33

Cultivated land

Answer 33

Land that is plowed or spaded and used for growing crops

Question 34

Creek

Answer 34

A natural stream of running water is larger than a brook but smaller than the river

Question 35

Crater

Answer 35

The bowl shaped opening at the top of the volcano

Question 36

Crag

Answer 36

A projecting point of rock usually perpendicular or nearly so

Question 37

Cove

Answer 37

A small sheltered inlet from any body of water

Question 38

Country

Answer 38

Nation or area of land that is politically controlled by one government

Question 39

Continental shelf

Answer 39

The shallows see area bordering the continents

Question 40

Continents

Answer 40

Any one of the seven largest areas of land earths surface

Question 41

Coast

Answer 41

Land along the sea

Question 42

Altitude

Answer 42

Elevation or height above sea level