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Third grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| OCEANS | A LARGE BODY OF SALT WATER THAT SURROUNDS A CONTINENT |
| SEAS | A LARGE BODY OF SALTY WATER THAT IS CONNECTED TO AN OCEAN |
| RIVER | A LARGE, FLOWING BODY OF WATER THAT USUALLY EMPTIES INTO A SEA OR OCEAN |
| STREAMS | RUNNING WATER OVER EARTH'S SURFACE THAT FLOW INTO RIVERS |
| LAKES AND PONDS | AREAS WHERE FRESHWATER IS SURROUNDED BY LAND |
| GLACIERS | HUGE SHEETS OF ICE THAT COVER LAND |
| VOLCANOES | AN OPENING IN EARTH'S SURFACE FROM WHICH LAVA FLOWS |
| MOUNTAINS | A PLACE ON EARTH'S SURFACE WHERE THE LAND IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE LAND THAT SURROUNDS IT |
| VALLEYS | A LOWLAND AREA BETWEEN MOUNTAINS |
| CANYONS | A DEEP VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES |
| CAVERN | A LARGE CAVE OR UNDERGROUND CHAMBER |
| ISLANDS | AN AREA OF LAND THAT IS ENTIRELY SURROUNDED BY WATER |
| WEATHERING | WHEN LARGE PIECES OF ROCK ARE BROKEN INTO SMALLER PIECES |
| EROSION | ROCK OR SOIL MOVED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER |
| DEPOSITION | PILES OF EARTH MATERIAL BUILT UP IN A LOCATION |
| LANDSLIDES | WHEN RAINWATER SOAKS THE GROUND CAUSING ROCKS ON A HILL TO SUDDENLY SLIDE |
| VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS | WHEN LAVA COMES OUT OF THE VOLCANO AND FLOW DOWN THE SIDE OF A VOLCANO |
| FLOODS | WHEN LOTS OF WATER CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS OVER THE SURROUNDING LAND |
| EARTHQUAKES | WHEN THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND CRACKS OPEN AND SHAKES |
| SLOW PROCESSES | WEATHERING, EROSION, AND DEPOSITION |
| RAPID PROCESSES | LANDSLIDES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, FLOODS, AND EARTHQUAKES |
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K.PORTER