Bodies of water and landforms

1. Bodies of Water
and
Landforms

2. Oceans
• Large bodies of SALT water the surround a
continent.

3. Seas
• Large bodies of SALT water that is often
connected to an ocean.
• May be partly or completely surrounded
by land.

4. Rivers
• Large, flowing bodies of FRESH water that
usually empty into a sea or ocean.

5. Streams
• Small, flowing bodies of FRESH water that
usually flow into rivers.

6. Lakes and Ponds
• Areas of fresh water that are surrounded
by land.
• Lakes are larger than ponds.
Lake Keowee
pond

7. Glaciers
• Huge sheets of ice that cover land
• They are found where temperatures are very
cold. High mountains or poles of the Earth.

8. Volcanoes
• An opening in the Earth’s surface from
which lava flows.
• As lava hardens and builds up, a volcanic
mountain forms.

9. Mountains
• A place on the Earth where the land is much
higher than the land surrounding it.
• Some are tall and rocky
• Others are rounded and covered with trees.
• A mountain with a flat top is called a plateau.

10. Valleys
• Lowland between higher areas like
mountains.
• Sometimes, rivers wear away land and
form valleys.

11. Canyons
• A deep valley with very steep sides
• Often carved from the Earth by a river.

12. Caverns
• A large cave underground chamber
• Also known as a cave
• Formed underground when water wears
away the rock.

13. Islands
• Area of land that is entirely surrounded by
water
• Sometimes located in lakes or near the
seashore as barrier islands.

14. Erosion
• Earth materials (rock, sand, soil) are
washed away from their original location.

15. Erosion at Lake Hartwell

16. More examples of erosion