3rd Grade | Landforms Worksheet

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Landforms Directions: Cut out the riddles. Match the riddle with the picture of each landform. Glue the riddle next to the correct picture.

VOLCANO

CANYON

WATERFALL

PLAINS

Landforms Cont’

MOUNTAIN

RIVER

CAVE

OCEAN

VALLEY

ISLAND

Landforms Cont’

DELTA

PENINSULA

LAKE

HILL

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Landforms Cont’ What kind of landform is the tallest of all With a spiky top where snow may fall?

Which type of landform stretches into the tides; Surrounded by water on three of its sides?

What kind of landform always runs downhill And can be used to turn turbines that power a mill?

Which type of landform is just one of seven? It's a really big place split up into nations.

When the wind and the rain wear a mountain away, The mound that is left is this landform, they say.

This large body of water is surrounded by land. It's a great place to fish or swim, if you can.

You get this landform when oceans run dry. They're broad, flat spaces stretching under the sky.

Landforms like this are often times found In the side of a mountain or as a hole in the ground.

What kind of landform has very steep sides That were cut by a river's erosion and time?

To get to this landform, a boat you may ride Since water surrounds it on every side.

Triangle-shaped landforms like this often sit Near the ocean where a river finally runs into it.

Going over this landform will make you shiver. It occurs when there's a sharp drop off in a river.

This landform is found at the bottom of mountains And very tall hills; it's the low land between them.

What kind of landform is a huge chunk of water That takes up three-fourths of the Earth, and is salty?

What kind of landform has a vent at the top, Spews lava and steam and pieces of rock?

Totally3rdGrade.com “Landforms” Answer Key

What kind of landform has a vent at the top, Spews lava and steam and pieces of rock?

VOLCANO What kind of landform has very steep sides That were cut by a river's erosion and time?

CANYON Going over this landform will make you shiver. It occurs when there's a sharp drop off in a river.

WATERFALL You get this landform when oceans run dry. They're broad, flat spaces stretching under the sky.

PLAINS

“Landforms” Answer Key Cont’

What kind of landform is the tallest of all With a spiky top where snow may fall?

MOUNTAIN What kind of landform always runs downhill And can be used to turn turbines that power a mill?

RIVER Landforms like this are often times found In the side of a mountain or as a hole in the ground.

CAVE What kind of landform is a huge chunk of water That takes up three-fourths of the Earth, and is salty?

OCEAN This landform is found at the bottom of mountains And very tall hills; it's the low land between them.

VALLEY

ISLAND

To get to this landform, a boat you may ride Since water surrounds it on every side.

“Landforms” Answer Key Cont’

Triangle-shaped landforms like this often sit Near the ocean where a river finally runs into it.

DELTA Which type of landform stretches into the tides; Surrounded by water on three of its sides?

PENINSULA This large body of water is surrounded by land. It's a great place to fish or swim, if you can.

LAKE When the wind and the rain wear a mountain away, The mound that is left is this landform, they say.

HILL Which type of landform is just one of seven? It's a really big place split up into nations.

CONTINENTS