Bodies of Wate and landforms.ppt

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
mountainforms.

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