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Land and Water 5th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |