Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
water terms
geographical terms and understandings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one of the four largest bodies of water on earth | ocean |
| a large natural stream of water | river |
| themovement of water from the earth to air and back again to the earht by evaporation, condensation, and precipitation | water cycle |
| the flow of a stream of water either in a river or through an ocean | current |
| the regular rising and falling of the ocean | tide |
| the study of the ocean and the life within it | oceanography |
| a body of freshwater or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land | lake |
| a portion of the sea extending into the land | gulf |
| part of a body of water that reaches into the land, smaller than a gulf | bay |
| a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water | strait |
| a narrow inlet of the sea between the steep sides of a glaciated valley | fjord |
| a narrow strip of water extending into a coast | inlet |
| the beginning of a brook or river | source |
| the part of a river where its waters empty into the sea or into another river | mouth |
| a river that flows into a larger river | tributary |
| land built up by deposits at the mouth of a river | delta |
| the broad mouth of a river into which the tide flows | estuary |
| a riverbank higher than the surrounding land | levee |
| a large river of ice formed from snow on high ground | glacier |
| an area where the soil is under shallow water, such as a swamp, march, or bog | wetland |
| water that lies beneath the surface of the earth | groundwater |
| a usually dry river channel, found in desert regions that fills with running water during a cloudburst | wadi |
| a bed of a salt lake that contains water at irregular periods | playa |
| the level below which the ground is saturated with water | water table |
| an artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation | canal |
| a place where water s collected and stored for future use, especially an artificial basin created by the damming of a river | reservior |
| a part of a river's course where the water rushes over rocks | rapids |
| a body of water encircled by a coral reef | lagoon |
| a very powerful ocean wave, set off by earthquakes or undersea volcano eruptions that causes great destruction on land | tsunami |
| a floating mass of ice that has broken off from a glacier | ice berg |
Created by:
cmitchell98
Popular Earth Science sets