Landforms - Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade …

1 Name _____ 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 CONTINENTS 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?

2 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.

3 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? Landforms Answer Key VOLCANO What kind of landform has a vent at the top, Spews lava and steam and pieces of rock? CANYON What kind of landform has very steep sides That were cut by a river's erosion and time?

4 WATERFALL Going over this landform will make you shiver. It occurs when there's a sharp drop off in a river. PLAINS You get this landform when oceans run dry. They're broad, flat spaces stretching under the sky. Landforms Answer Key Cont MOUNTAIN What kind of landform is the tallest of all With a spiky top where snow may fall? RIVER What kind of landform always runs downhill And can be used to turn turbines that power a mill? CAVE Landforms like this are often times found In the side of a mountain or as a hole in the ground. OCEAN What kind of landform is a huge chunk of water That takes up three-fourths of the Earth, and is salty?

5 VALLEY This landform is found at the bottom of mountains And very tall hills; it's the low land between them. ISLAND To get to this landform, a boat you may ride Since water surrounds it on every side. Landforms Answer Key Cont DELTA Triangle-shaped Landforms like this often sit Near the ocean where a river finally runs into it. PENINSULA Which type of landform stretches into the tides; Surrounded by water on three of its sides? LAKE This large body of water is surrounded by land. It's a great place to fish or swim, if you can. HILL When the wind and the rain wear a mountain away, The mound that is left is this landform, they say.

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