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| A place on Earth's surface that is much higher than the land around it. |
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| A lowland area between higher lands such as mountains. |
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| A deep valley with very steep sides. |
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| A flat area on the Earth's surface. |
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| A flat area higher than the land around it. They look like tables made of rocks. |
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| A thin island near a coast. They have wide, sandy beaches. |
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| The way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces. Weathering always changes the surface of the Earth. |
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| The movement of weathered rock and soil. |
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| Huge sheets of ice. They form in places where it's so cold all year that the snow doesn't melt. |
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| The shaking of Earth's surface caused by movement of the crust where it meets the mantle. |
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| An opening in Earth's surface from which lava flows. Lava and ash then build up around the opening to form a mountain. |
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| A large amount of water that covers normally dry land. |
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