Long Island Geography

period of time when the Earth was colder

washing away of the soil

a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

a peninsula

weather that takes place over a period of time

a warm current of water that flows through the Atlantic Ocean

first layer of the Earth

a body of land surrounded on all sides by water

narrow strips of land that separate the mainland of Long Island from the Atlantic Ocean

a body of water connected to an ocean and partly enclosed by land

the land along the sea

wind blows the sand into small hills on the beach

flat and sandy: stretches almost in a straight line

hilly and rocky; has many curves

high, steep faces of rock the rise sharply from the northern shoreline

a small bay surrounded by hills; many are used for harbors

connects East River and Atlantic Ocean (20 miles wide-more than 100 miles long) stretch of water connects two larger bodies of water