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Boss Science
3rd Grade Science Terms
Question | Answer |
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A small raised part of land | Hill |
A high rocky land that has a peak at the top | Mountain |
High, flat land | Plateau |
Flat topped hill with steep sides (like a table top) | Mesa |
Hill with a flat top that rises up high from the land (smaller than a mesa) | Butte |
A large crack in the Earth formed by a river or an earthquake | Canyon |
A high flat ridge | Escarpment |
Low land between hills | Valley |
Land surrounded by water | Island |
Land with water on three sides | Peninsula |
A Giant body of salt water | Ocean |
Water near the shore | Coast |
An area of sea or ocean with land on three sides | Bay |
A large body of fresh water | Lake |
A narrow body of flowing water | River |
Deposits of sand, dirt and rock at the mouth of a river, forming very fertile land | Delta |
A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that connects two larger strips of land. | Isthmus |
A big flat land close to the ground | Plain |
A raised part of the earth that can erupt with lava | Volcano |