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Hint	Answer	% Correct
a large stream of water flowing through the land into a lake, ocean, or other body of water.	river	90%
a large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land.	sea	90%
a raised part of the earth’s surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter	hill	80%
a large body of water surrounded by land	lake	80%
high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill	mountain	80%
largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth’s surface.	ocean	80%
a cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the arth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top.	volcano	80%
part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf	bay	70%
a hallow space in the ground or mountain with an opening to enter.	cave	70%
land along the sea or ocean	coast	70%
dry, barren region usually sandy and without trees, little rainfall or practical use of land unless irrigated	desert	70%
piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water.	peninsula	70%
an area of land that is always soaked with water; low, wet land that supports grass and trees. and S H R E K	swamp	70%
a group of many islands.	archipelago	60%
narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion	canyon	60%
a curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water	cape	60%
one of the seven largest bodies of land on earth	continent	60%
a wall built across a stream or river to hold back water	dam	60%
land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers	delta	60%
a pile of sand created by wind or waves	dune	60%
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; extensive wooded area	forest	60%
a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement	glacier	60%
an area of land completely surrounded by water	island	60%
a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation.	plain	60%
flat highland area with one steep face; elevated plain.	plateau	60%
a small body of water surrounded by land.	pond	60%
place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff.	waterfall	60%
a sloping shoreline consisting of sand, gravel, soil or other sediment.	beach	50%
a man-made waterway connecting two bodies of water and is designed to shorten travel time or irrigate	canal	50%
A high, steep slope of rock or soil	cliff	50%
where a river runs into the ocean or other types of salt water.	estuary	50%
a narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers	fjord	50%
a flat are of land around a river that floods when the river gets high.	floodplain	50%
An opening in the ground that ejects hot water and steam due to volcanic activity.	geyser	50%
part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay.	gulf	50%
a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier, most of this is underwater	iceberg	50%
a land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls	mesa	50%
a long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains	mountain range	50%
a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation	oasis	50%
a part of a river, generally shallow, where the currents move swiftly over rocks.	rapids	50%
a ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water.	reef	50%
low land between hills or mountains.	valley	50%
a hole connected to a cave that is attached to a water system that builds up pressure through waves, current or wind. When the pressure is great enough, water is release, usually in a spouting manner.	blowhole	40%
a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway.	channel	40%
plateau of land surface into the ocean but underwater extending from a continent.	continental shelf	40%
is a large crack in a glacier that can be seen from the surface.	crevasse	40%
a deep valley with steep rocks on each side. Also referred to as a valley or canyon.	gorge	40%
a sheltered area of water where ships may anchor safely	harbor	40%
a small part of a body of water that reaches into a coast	inlet	40%
A island, usually all rock with little vegetation, that is uninhabitable.	islet	40%
wetland with grasses and little or no trees	marsh	40%
a large plains region with tall grass.	prairie	40%
a smaller form of a valley with steep sides.	ravine	40%
two separating tectonic plates forming a valley by the land falling.	rift valley	40%
a group sharp ridges of rocks on mountain tops usually caused by melting glaciers.	arete	30%
Two or more bodies of water meet and their waters mix.	confluence	30%
a small bay with a restricted entrance. \| is a crater or caldera filled with water caused by a volcano eruption or meteor impact.	cove	30%
a floodplain or former floodplain that has a flat ground surface.	flat	30%
The place where a stream or tributary joins a river	fork	30%
A valley that is above another valley usually separated by a cliff.	hanging valley	30%
an area of hills, plateaus, and mountains	highland	30%
narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land	isthmus	30%
area of land covered by lava flow.	lava field	30%
deposits of rock and sediment left from a former or receding glacier	moraine	30%
the highest point in a mountain range that is passable by foot.	mountain pass	30%
a valley that flows into a coastline’s water and gets submerged.	ria	30%
an island in a river.	river island	30%
Collapsed limestone or other softrock that forms a hole on the earth’s surface.	sinkhole	30%
barren, battered and eroded land from water and shaped with the help of wearing and wind-driven sand and rain.	badland	20%
an area of land largely enclosed by higher land.	basin	20%
a slow moving body of water in a low lying area, usually near the coast, with swamp or marshland in some portions of the shoreline.	bayou	20%
A rock formation with vertical or nearly vertical sides that is flat on top and taller than it is wide	butte	20%
the flow of a stream of water	current	20%
a valley with trees.	dell	20%
Oval or round land formation that is elevated from the surrounding areas.	dome	20%
The edge of a cliff with a steep slope	escarpment	20%
an area of low and usually level land	lowland	20%
a major bend in a river or stream	meander	20%
a former meander of a river that has separated into a curved lake.	oxbow lake	20%
A hole in an exposed layer of rock that created by a river’s flowing water.	pothole	20%
an area of sand or sentiment that has been collecting and rises above or just below the water.	sandbar	20%
land formation that occurs when sedimentary materials such as rocks, gravel, and silt, are deposited onto land as a result of decreasing or stopped water flow from a river or stream source.	alluvial fan	10%
a creek that is sometimes dry during the year from not having a constant water source such as rain.	arroyo	10%
an island or group of island, usually in the ocean, that protects the nearby mainland coast from erosion.	barrier island	10%
a curve like a bay landform that that has less curve than a bay.	bight	10%
a cliff looking over a body of water or plain	bluff	10%
a collapsed are, usually limestone, with exposed water.	cenote	10%
a group of sand dunes usually found in a desert.	erg	10%
a narrow inlet in a cliff usually caused by waves or glaciers.	geo	10%
A cave at the bottom of a glacier.	glacier caves	10%
a channel cut in the hillside or mountainside from	gully	10%
a large area of land extending into a large area of water	headland	10%
A irregular shaped rock formation that is tall and pillar-like	hoodoo	10%
A soluble rock landscape shaped through erosion.	karst	10%
molten lava in a crater or vent. (Like a lake filled with lava)	lava lake	10%
a sold cave tube caused by lava	lava tube	10%
rock that forms together with a natural rock bridge usually caused by erosion.	natural arch	10%
Rocks coming from a glacier	nunatak	10%
All the land in each specific ocean.	oceanic basin	10%
an elevated area of the seafloor that is higher than the surrounding area.	oceanic plateau	10%
two separating underwater tectonic plates separating with magma expelling creating mountain ranges.	Ocean Range	10%
a deep area of water under the waterfall.	plunge pool	10%
an area of land above the shore that is higher than high tide.	raised beach	10%
a branching river extending into another body of water.	river valley	10%
a flat area of land like a step on landforms like a mountain, valley or beach.	terrace	10%
a flowing part of the river that is separated, usually by an island, and rejoins back down stream.	anabranch	0%
chain of seamounts under the ocean created by a hotspot under the Earth’s crust	aseismic ridge	0%
is a sand dune that crescent-shape that faces the wind. The convex shape is formed by the constant blow of wind in one direction.	barchan	0%
beach formation in the form of an arc with a cusp or point at each end	beach cups	0%
elevated formation of sand or other beach material running parallel to a shoreline	beach ridge	0%
A depression or a major loss in vegetation in the ground where the wind has blown away sand or topsoil.	blowout	0%
a rock formation with steep or vertical sides and a round or dome-shaped top usually with little or no vegetation.	bornhardt	0%
A river that has three or move channels that come back together or drain into the same body of water.	braided river	0%
a gentle ground slope with a cliff.	cuesta	0%
a triangular extension from the coast	cuspate foreland	0%
Done shape deposit of dirt caused by a glacier.	dirt cone	0%
All the water in the river exiting at a point usually into another water system like the ocean, lake or another river.	drainage basin	0%
a lake that is dry all year or most of the year with the dry layer being mud or salt.	dry lake	0%
a ground depression between two faults.	graben	0%
is a flat top seamount that is or once had volcanic activity.	guyot	0%
an exposed rock range caused by erosion	hogback	0%
a rise in the ground or volcano caused by lava going through vents in the earth.	lava dome	0%
vertical flowing lava that grows, usually in a sharp tower like shape.	lava spine	0%
geothermal heated mud that bubbles like lava in a volcano.	mud volcano	0%
a hole or crater with steep sides caused by volcanic activity.	pit crater	0%
a freshwater lake that forms behind a glacier.	proglacial lake	0%
Is where two or more arêtes meet and form a pyramid shape on top of a mountain.	pyramidal peak	0%
a shallow area of a river, lake or stream that has ripples caused usually by a rocky surface.	riffle	0%