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Landforms Vocabulary


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continentsDefinition: large land areas10false
crustDefinition: outer layer of the earth20false
piecesa narrow piece of land that connects two larger _____ of land31true
West of EuropeWord: Atlantic41false
atmosphereDefinition: air surrounding the Earth50false
earthquakeDefinition: violent shaking of the earth70false
MediterraeneanDefinition: South of Europe80false
peninsulaa kind of land, such as a plain, hill, mountain, valley, _____, river, lake, or island91true
faultDefinition: cracks in the earth's crust100false
magmaDefinition: melted rock; lava110false
plate tectonicsDefinition: Theory in geology that the earth's crust is made up of huge, moving plates of rock120false
tsunamisDefinition: huge waves caused by an earthquakes on the ocean floor130false
coreDefinition: center later of the earth, made of hot iron and nickel140false
islandDefinition: a body of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water150false
erosionDefinition: weathering away the earth's surface by water, wind, and ice170false
ArcticDefinition: North of Europe180false
plateauDefinition: flat landform whose surface is raised abvoe the surrounding land, with a steep cliff on one side190false
straitDefinition: a narrow body of water between two pieces of land200false
weatheringDefinition: rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by water, chemicals, or frost210false
mantleDefinition: middle layer of the earth made up of thick hot rock220false