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Earth's Land and Water Features
Earth's Land and Water Features
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1
Slow moving rivers of ice are called _________________.
Mountains
Slushies
Glaciers
Antartica
2
What are the largest land features called?
Glaciers
Continents
Mountains
Valleys
3
What do we call the edges of land next to oceans?
Mountain
Volcano
Plain
Coast
4
What is the process in which rocks are broken into smaller pieces?
sliding
scientific
erosion
weathering
5
What do we call water that contains elements of both freshwater and saltwater?
Partly Salted
Saltyfresh
Brackish
Brownish
6
Which species is
NOT
found in oceans?
Whales
Starfish
Kelp/Seaweed
Frog
7
A ____________________ is how the land is shaped.
Coast
Volcano
River
Landform
8
Movement in the Earth's crust and mantle can cause ________________________.
a lake
an earthquake
a valley
a plateau
9
What can holes made by glaciers become?
caves
plateaus
lakes
hills
10
What do we call a group of islands?
Isthmus
Estuary
Archipelago
Peninsula
11
Land that is completely surrounded by water is called___________________.
a volcano
an island
a peninsula
a bay
12
What can cause large amounts of water to cover land?
landforms
a volcano
weathering
a flood
13
What body of water makes up 70% of Earth's surface?
Oceans
Estuaries
Lakes
Rivers
14
Florida is an example of _______________________.
a sandbar
a glacier
a peninsula
an island
15
A flat area of land is called _____________________.
a mountain
a valley
a plain
a glacier
16
A landform that is at least 984 feet above sea level is called _______________________________.
a mountain
a hill
a valley
a plain
17
Which of the following is
NOT
a cause of weathering?
soil
plants
water
wind
18
How many continents are on Earth?
5
3
7
6
19
The movement of weathered rock by wind, water, gravity, or ice is called __________________.
erosion
weathering
settling
landslide
20
What bodies of water are considered to have brackish water?
Oceans
Rivers
Lakes
Estuaries