Earth's Land Features

an area of land that is entirely surrounded by water

• lake

• ocean

• peninsula

• island

a large, mostly flat area

• canyon

• island

• plain

• cavern

where the land is much higher than the land that it surrounds

• valley

• mountain

• landslide

• erosion

a lowland between higher areas such as mountains

• river

• mountains

• valley

• canyon

a deep valley with very steep sides

• cavern

• canyon

• valley

• mountain

an opening in the Earth’s surface from which lava flows

• earthquake

• landslide

• mountain

• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

long, skinny, flowing body of fresh water

• ocean

• seas

• lake

• river

huge sheets of ice that cover land

• glacier

• tsunami

• lake

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

large body of saltwater that surrounds a continent

• seas

• oceans

• lakes

• streams

On a trip to the mountains, John saw a large boulder that had been broken into several pieces? What most likely caused the boulder to break?

• erosion

• weathering

• landslide

• mountain