Bodies of Water - 2nd/3rd Grade

Flat areas - all the ground is about the same height and there are no high mountains or hills.

large sheets of ice that sit on top of land, found where it is cold, they move slowly over time

are very much like lakes, but SMALLER

dry air, little rain, high daytime temperatures, and lots of wind, usually made up of sand

pieces of land that are smaller than continents and are completely surrounded by water

high, flat lands. They are sort of like mountains with flat tops.

openings in the Earth, lava flows out of these openings and builds up

large underground caves, formed when water in underground streams erodes rock and soil.

are small, flowing bodies of fresh water that empty into rivers

are natural streams of flowing water that empty into oceans, lakes, or other bodies of water

large bodies of mostly still water that are surrounded by land, can have salt or fresh water.

very deep valleys with steep sides, often formed by river erosion...

narrow bodies of water that connect two larger bodies of water

Earth's surface has many different land features, called _________.

narrow strips of land connecting two larger land masses

large bodies of land that stick out into the water, but are still connected to the mainland.

Landforms that are much higher than their surroundings, rounded or tall and rocky on top

The ocean is divided into sections by large pieces of land called...

low areas between mountains or other high areas; are often formed by rivers or glaciers.

landforms that are somewhat higher than their surroundings, but not as tall as mountains.

Smaller than oceans, but large bodies of salt water-connected to oceans or surrounded by land.

large bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth's surface