Natural Landforms by H.A and B.T

What landform is this: An area of relatively high ground

• Delta

• Aquifer

• Plateau

• Mountain

How is a mountain formed?

• Rocks piling on top of each other creating a large elevation

• Underground snakes pushing the ground up away from the Earth's center.

• An earthquake under the ocean that pushes the soon to be mountain up in the air.

• Tectonic Plates smashing together and raising the elevation

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Which of these is the proper definition of Valley

• A secret underground place with natural tunnels

• A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

• Craters formed by dinosaurs

• The area between the skull and the torso

What is the proper way to say "butte"?

• b-uh-t

• b-uh-ute

• b-uu-te

• bu-t-t-y

How are hills formed?

• The continuous mining under Earth's surface

• May be formed by the buildup of rock debris or sand deposited by glaciers

• Warthogs constantly digging up the ground

• Dogs digging holes and leaving bones there for years.

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What's the definition of the landform, "volcano"

• A mountain that has a crater or vent in which lava and magma can pass through

• A soup

• A mountain that has a very deep crater and crustation that allows magma to pass through.

• joe mama

How is a "Plain" formed?

• Cats scratching up the ground

• Plate tectonics rubbing together until all of the land is flat

• Bianca and Hailee pulling away the trees and plants from the ground

• Ice and water eroding away dirt and rock on higher land.

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What landform matches the definition: A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water

• Island

• Peninsula

• Plateau

• Carrot

Which is the definition of a basin

• consists of an area of land, usually like a smaller prairie, enclosed by higher land such as hills and mountains

• A base inside of a mountain that was formed by lava and has several pools of boiling water

• A series of long tunnels and has many aquifers inside

• A fan shaped deposit of silt and sediments

Which of these pictures is a delta?

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