Land Forms and Water Features Quiz

Study Notes

An island is land entirely surrounded by water.
A lake is usually a fresh body of water surrounded by land.
A cape is a landform surrounded by water on three sides.
A bay is water encircled on three sides by land.
An isthmus connects two larger land areas with a narrow strip of land, flanked by water.
A strait is a slim waterway linking two larger bodies of water.
A peninsula is land extending into a body of water, also surrounded on three sides.
A gulf is a significant body of water that extends into land, larger and deeper than a bay.

A fjord is a deep, narrow inlet of the sea bordered by steep cliffs.
An estuary is the wide section of a river where it approaches the sea, exhibiting brackish water.
A delta forms where a river splits into smaller parts before entering a larger body of water, typically triangular in shape.
A waterfall is a cascade of water falling from a height.
A river is a substantial flowing body of water, larger than a creek.
A tributary is a smaller stream or river that feeds into a larger river.

A mountain features steep sides and rises more than 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain, larger and more rugged than a hill.
A mountain range comprises interconnected mountains.
A mountain pass is a narrow passage located through a mountain range.
A glacier represents slowly moving ice masses.
An iceberg is a significant piece of floating ice in the sea.
A caldera is a large depression formed when a volcano erupts violently and collapses.
A crater is a bowl-shaped cavity surrounding a volcano's opening.