Vocabulary WordsLandform- An area of the Earth’s surface with a definite shape.

Examples; mountains and hills.

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Mountain- a landform that rises more than 2,000 feet above sea level and is wide at the bottom and narrow at the peak.

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Hill- a landform that rises above the surrounding land and has a rounded top. A hill is lower and usually less steep than a mountain.

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Plateau - a large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land; at least one side has a steep slope.

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Plain- a large area of flat or gently rolling land, usually without many trees.

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Plate tectonics- the theory that the Earth’s crust is made of huge, slowly moving slabs of rocks called plates.

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Plate- a huge section of the Earth’s crust.

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Weathering- the breaking down of rocks by wind, rain, or ice.

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Erosion- a process by which water, wind, or ice wears away landforms and carries the material to another place.

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Atmosphere- the multilayered band of gases that surrounds the Earth

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Temperature-How hot or cold the air feels

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Precipitation-Water that falls to the ground as rain, hail, or snow.

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Climate-Average weather of a place over many years.

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Weather-The day to day conditions of the atmosphere.

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Vegetation-Plants that grow naturally in a specific area.

Vocabulary WordsPangaea- theory that the Earth once had a single landmass that broke apart to form today’s separate continents. Super-continent.