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Spell/Vocab REVIEW
| 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 “s” 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 |
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