Geologist

Key Vocabulary flood A flood happens when it rains a lot and the rivers and streams overflow. drought A long period of time when there is little or no rain. The land gets very dry. crack an opening in the ground. A crack is made when the land is dry. weathering the breakdown of rocks by the action of rain, snow, wind, etc. erosion when rocks and soil are moved by wind or water to a new place. ...

Key Vocabulary river A river is a long, moving piece of water. lake A lake is a large area of water. A lake is smaller than an ocean. fresh water mountain A mountain is the highest kind of land. A mountain is very steep. Mt. Everest plain A plain is a flat land. There are not many trees on a plain. Horizontal hill A hill is a high area of land. A hill is smaller than a mountain. gentle rolling hills ...