Landforms

a sloping shore next to a body of water washed by waves and tides

• canyon

• coast

• delta

• glaciers

a huge mass of ice that flows slowly over land

• meander

• delta

• coast

• glaciers

a deep valley with steep sides

• delta

• mountain

• canyon

• plateau

water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a cliff or steep incline

• lake

• waterfall

• meander

• glacier

a mountain made of lava, cinder, and ash that have poured out through an opening in the Earth's crust

• sand dune

• volcano

• island

• meander

a curve or loop in a river or a stream

• meander

• delta

• canyon

• valley

a nearly level uplifted area composed of horizontal layers of rock

• island

• valley

• sand dune

• plateau

an area of land completely surrounded by water

• plateau

• island

• lake

• delta

a ridge, mound, or hill of sand deposited by wind

• beach

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

an often fan-shaped deposit of Earth materials at the mouth of a stream or river

• delta

• coast

• meander

• waterfall