Unit 3 Lesson 1 Vocabulary words
Across
- 1. body of water surrounded by land
- 4. the mass of land that forma at the mouth of a river
- 7. an opening on Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are force out. Can form on land or on the ocean floor, but they are located only in certain places
- 8. wide, flat area
- 10. large landmass
- 12. land along the edge of a body of water
- 14. the particles of soil or rock that have been eroded and deposited
- 17. flat land that is higher than the land around it
- 18. a visual representation of those layers, showing how they stack up from oldest at the bottom to youngest at the top
- 21. low land between hills or mountains
- 22. where a body of water meets land
- 23. of the sea or ocean," so anything that lives in, or relates to, the ocean is considered this
- 26. large body of salt water
- 30. slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces
- 32. mound of sand
- 33. everything around us – the air, water, land, plants, animals, and even the weather, all the things that affect how living things, including us, live and grow.
- 34. a naturally occurring, solid material made up of one or more minerals, and it's a basic part of Earth's structure.
- 36. the place where two plates meet
- 37. shelf the part along the coast of a continent
- 38. a break or crack in the rocks of Earths crust where movement can take place
- 39. landform that rises high above the Earth's surface
Down
- 2. the movement of weathered material from one place to another
- 3. any remains or imprints of living things from the past
- 5. used to describe how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian
- 6. narrow body of water off a larger body of water
- 9. the bending or curving of rock layers deep underground
- 11. rock a rock that forms when small bits of materials are pressed together in layers
- 13. natural elevation of the Earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
- 15. the visible features of an area of land, including landforms like mountains and hills, and natural elements like trees, rivers, and the sky.
- 16. a sudden shaking of the rock that makes up Earth's crust
- 19. the science that studies the Earth, including its rocks, landforms, and how it changed over time, like a giant detective story about our planet.
- 20. used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator
- 24. shows the elevation of an area using lines
- 25. deep valley that rises high above the Earth's surface
- 27. large pieces that make up the Earth's crust. They fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
- 28. physical feature on Earth's surface. Vary in shape and size
- 29. natural body of moving water
- 31. area with very little precipitation
- 35. the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock
- 37. the average weather conditions in a place over a long time, like 30 years or more