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fairbanks landforms
land and water features
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3rd Grade
03/13/2012

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oceans...surrounds
Definition
______are large bodies of salt water that ______a continent.
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seas...salt...connected
Definition
_____ are large bodies of ________ water that are often _______ to an ocean.
Term
rivers
Definition
_______are large, flowing bodies of fresh water.
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streams
Definition
_______ are small, flowing bodies of fresh water.
Term
partly...completely...land
Definition
a sea may be _________ or ________surrounded by _______.
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rivers
Definition
seas flow into _______.
Term
flow
Definition
rivers usually ______into a sea or ocean
Term
fresh....surrounded....land
Definition
lakes and ponds are areas where water (usually ________ water) are __________ by ________
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ponds....smaller
Definition
they are different in size; ________ usually are ________ than lakes
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glaciers...ice...land
Definition
________ are huge sheets of ________ that cover ________.
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temperatures...mountains...poles
Definition
glaciers are found where________ are very cold, for example, high in the ________, or near the ________ of earth.
Term
rivers, streams, lakes
Definition
name 3 freshwater features
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seas, oceans
Definition
name 2 saltwater features
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glaciers
Definition
name 1 frozen water feature.
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salt and fresh
Definition
the 2 types of water found on Earth are ________ and ________.
Term
salt water
Definition
most of the water on earth is ________ water.
Term
lava
Definition
volcanoes are an opening in the Earth from which ________ flows.
Term
volcanic mountain
Definition
as lava hardens and builds up, a ________ forms
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mountain
Definition
a ________ is a place on Earth's surface where the land is much higher than the surrounding land.
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tall, rocky, rounded
Definition
some mts are ________ and ________ and others are ________ and covered with trees.
Term
plateau
Definition
a mt area that has a flat top is called a ________
Term
valleys
Definition
a low land area between higher areas such as mts.
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rivers, wear away
Definition
sometimes ________ can ________ land to form valleys.
Term
canyon
Definition
a deep valley with a steep side
Term
carved, rivers
Definition
canyons are often ________ from the Earth by ________.
Term
cavern
Definition
a large cave or undergound chamber = ________
Term
water, rock
Definition
caverns or caves are formed underground when ________ wears away the ________.
Term
land, surrounded, water
Definition
islands are areas of ________ that are entirely ________ by ________.
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lakes, seashore
Definition
sometimes islands are located in ________, or they may be out from the ________ as barrier islands.
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