Landforms and Bodies of Water Review

Define is isthmus

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
• A type of mountain range
• A large body of salt water
• A flat area of land that is elevated

define continental shelf

• The shallow sea area surrounding a continent
• The highest point of a continent
• The deepest part of the ocean
• The boundary between two continents

what is a trench?

• A deep, narrow hole in the ground
• A type of tree
• A kind of bird
• A mountain range

what is desalinization?

• The process of removing minerals from saltwater

• The process of adding salt to freshwater
• The process of purifying salt
• The process of dissolving salt in water

what is groundwater?

• Water found in the atmosphere
• Water found in the oceans
• Water found in the rivers
• Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

  Drinking water.

what is Aquifer

• A type of fish
• A type of bird
• A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater
• A type of plant

what is a delta

• A type of airplane
• A Greek letter
• A landform at the mouth of a river

  (sand, silt, clay, or gravel)

• A mathematical symbol

what is the water cycle?

• A process of water circulation from the ocean to the atmosphere and back
• A type of bicycle that can be ridden on water
• A washing machine cycle for delicate fabrics
• A water-based exercise routine

what is evaporation?

• The process of a solid turning into a gas
• The process of a liquid turning into a gas
• The process of a gas turning into a solid
• The process of a gas turning into a liquid

what is condensation?

• The process of gas changing into a solid
• The process of liquid changing into a gas
• The process of gas (vapor) changing into a liquid

• The process of solid changing into a gas