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Landforms
Directions: Cut out the riddles. Match the riddle with the
picture of each landform. Glue the riddle next to the correct
picture.
VOLCANO
CANYON
WATERFALL
PLAINS
Landforms Cont’
MOUNTAIN
RIVER
CAVE
OCEAN
VALLEY
ISLAND
Landforms Cont’
DELTA
PENINSULA
LAKE
HILL
CONTINENTS
Landforms Cont’
What kind of landform is the tallest Which type of landform stretches
of all into the tides;
With a spiky top where snow may Surrounded by water on three of its
fall? sides?
What kind of landform always runs Which type of landform is just one
downhill of seven?
And can be used to turn turbines It's a really big place split up into
that power a mill? nations.
When the wind and the rain wear a This large body of water is
mountain away, surrounded by land.
The mound that is left is this It's a great place to fish or swim, if
landform, they say. you can.
You get this landform when oceans Landforms like this are often times
run dry. found
They're broad, flat spaces In the side of a mountain or as a hole
stretching under the sky. in the ground.
What kind of landform has very To get to this landform, a boat you
steep sides may ride
That were cut by a river's erosion Since water surrounds it on every
and time? side.
Triangle-shaped landforms like this Going over this landform will make
often sit you shiver.
Near the ocean where a river finally It occurs when there's a sharp drop
runs into it. off in a river.
This landform is found at the bottom What kind of landform is a huge
of mountains chunk of water
And very tall hills; it's the low land That takes up three-fourths of the
between them. Earth, and is salty?
What kind of landform has a vent at
the top,
Spews lava and steam and pieces of
rock?
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“Landforms” Answer Key
What kind of landform has a vent at
the top,
Spews lava and steam and pieces of
rock?
VOLCANO
What kind of landform has very
steep sides
That were cut by a river's erosion
and time?
CANYON
Going over this landform will make
you shiver.
It occurs when there's a sharp drop
off in a river.
WATERFALL
You get this landform when oceans
run dry.
They're broad, flat spaces
stretching under the sky.
PLAINS
“Landforms” Answer Key Cont’
What kind of landform is the tallest
of all
With a spiky top where snow may
fall?
MOUNTAIN
What kind of landform always runs
downhill
And can be used to turn turbines
that power a mill?
RIVER
Landforms like this are often times
found
In the side of a mountain or as a hole
in the ground.
CAVE
What kind of landform is a huge
chunk of water
That takes up three-fourths of the
Earth, and is salty?
OCEAN
This landform is found at the bottom
of mountains
And very tall hills; it's the low land
between them.
VALLEY
To get to this landform, a boat you
may ride
Since water surrounds it on every
side.
ISLAND
“Landforms” Answer Key Cont’
Triangle-shaped landforms like this
often sit
Near the ocean where a river finally
runs into it.
DELTA
Which type of landform stretches
into the tides;
Surrounded by water on three of its
sides?
PENINSULA
This large body of water is
surrounded by land.
It's a great place to fish or swim, if
you can.
LAKE
When the wind and the rain wear a
mountain away,
The mound that is left is this
landform, they say.
HILL
Which type of landform is just one
of seven?
It's a really big place split up into
nations.
CONTINENTS