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1 Landforms & Bodies of Water - Vocab Cards hill hill noun a raised area of land smaller than a mountain. a raised area of land smaller than a mountain. We rode our bikes up and down the grassy hill. island island noun a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides. a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides. Marissa's family took a vacation on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Name Name Date Date Use this word in a sentence or give an example to show you understand its meaning: Draw this vocab word or an example of it: Use this word in a sentence or give an example to show you understand its meaning: Draw this vocab word or an example of it:

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Landforms&BodiesofWater-VocabCardshillhill noun

araisedareaoflandsmallerthanamountain.araisedareaoflandsmallerthanamountain.

Werodeourbikesupanddownthegrassyhill.

islandislandnoun

apieceoflandsurroundedbywateronallsides.apieceoflandsurroundedbywateronallsides.

Marissa'sfamilytookavacationonanislandinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.

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lakelakenoun

alargebodyoffreshorsaltwaterthathaslandallaroundalargebodyoffreshorsaltwaterthathaslandallaroundit.it.

Thelakefreezesinthewintertimeandwegoiceskatingonit.

landformlandformnoun

anyoftheearth'sphysicalfeatures,suchasahill orvalley,anyoftheearth'sphysicalfeatures,suchasahill orvalley,thathavebeenformedbynaturalforcesofmovementorthathavebeenformedbynaturalforcesofmovementorerosion.erosion.

Ilovecanyonsandplains,butglaciersaremyfavoritelandform.

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mountainmountainnoun

alandmasswithgreatheightandsteepsides.Itismuchalandmasswithgreatheightandsteepsides.Itismuchhigherthanahill .higherthanahill .

SomedayI'mgoingtohikeandclimbthattall,steepmountain.

Synonyms:peak

oceanoceannoun

apartofthelargebodyofsaltwaterthatcoversmostofapartofthelargebodyofsaltwaterthatcoversmostoftheearth'ssurface.theearth'ssurface.

Wewenttothecoastandswaminthecold,saltyocean.

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plateauplateaunoun

ahigh,levelareaofland.ahigh,levelareaofland.

Whenwehikedacrossthehigh,flatplateauwecouldseeformiles.

riverrivernoun

alargenaturalstreamofwaterthatflowstowardalake,alargenaturalstreamofwaterthatflowstowardalake,ocean,orotherlargerbodyofwater.ocean,orotherlargerbodyofwater.

Thewaterflowsthroughtheriverandendsupinagulf.

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valleyvalley noun

alongareaoflowlandbetweenmountainsorhills.alongareaoflowlandbetweenmountainsorhills.

Thehillsareseparatedbyalush,greenvalley.

volcanovolcanonoun

anopeningintheearth'ssurfacethroughwhichmeltedanopeningintheearth'ssurfacethroughwhichmeltedrock,ash,andgasesareforcedout.rock,ash,andgasesareforcedout.

Whenthevolcanoerupted,itcoveredthesurroundinglandwithlavaandash.

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