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Land and Water 5th
Question | Answer |
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Water in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, free of salt. | Fresh Water |
A slowly moving mass of ice. | Glaciers |
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers. | Ground Water |
Water that is above ground in streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds. | Surface Water |
The top part of the earth's crust. | Soil |
A specialist in geology (the study of rocks) | Geologists |
Mountains, volcanoes, plains, plateaus, and other physical features on Earth's surface. | Landforms |
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher that a hill | Mountains |
area of high level land | Plateaus |
Large piece of open flat land | Plains |
This occurs when running water, sea waves, wind, or glaciers pick up and carry away materials from the earth's surface | Erosion |
Earth material that slowly settles to the bottom of water | Sedimentation |