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water test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| water beneath the Earth's surface | groundwater |
| where a river begins | source |
| the path that is the deepest part of a river | channel |
| the place where a river empties into some larger body of water | mouth |
| a stream or river that flows into larger stream or river | tributary |
| a river and its tributaries | river system |
| the land drained by a river system | drainage basin |
| the wearing away of the Earths surface | erosion |
| low flat land along a river | floodplain |
| triangle shaped land at a river's mouth | delta |
| a high wall made of earth built along the banks of a river to control flooding | levee |
| a wall built across a river to hold back water | dam |