Question | Answer |
alliteration | a technique that uses the same beginning sound of a word |
simile | a technique that compares two unlike things using the words like or as |
metaphor | a technique that compares two unlike things without using the words like or as |
personification | a technique that the author uses to give human like qualities to it |
hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration or stretching of the truth |
oxbow lake | a meander that has been cut off from the main river and forms a u-shape lake |
meander | the āsā shape curves in a river |
delta | a triangle shaped landform found at the mouth of the river where it meets the ocean |
flood plain | formed where the river overflows its channel and DEPOSITS sediment |
canyon | deep cuts through mountains that are formed by water erosion |
valleys | are formed from erosion and are found between mountains |
glaciers | large bodies of ice that flow over land that are formed by deposition |
tributary | a smaller river that flows into a larger river (looks like veins) |
estuary | area found at the mouth of a river where the water is brackish |
brackish | a term used to describe partly salty and partly fresh water |
sand dune | a landform which is created from wind deposition |
waterfalls | are formed by water erosion and water flows through the rock and over the cliff |
anemomter | an instrument that measures wind SPEED |
barometer | used by meteorologists to measure air pressure |
graduated cylinder | used to measure volume of liquids by scientists |
condensation | when a gas turns back into a liquid as it cools |
convection currents | are created by the unequal heating of earths surface and caused wind |
contour lines | show elevation on a topographic map- if they are close together the slope is steep |
evaporation | when a liquid turns into gas as it heats up |
alluvial fan | a landform created by deposition that is found on the mountain by a stream or river that looks similar to a seashell |