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Boss Science
3rd Grade Science Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |