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Thorpe's Waterways
Thorpe's Florida Waterways
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bay | a body of ocean water or seawater that is partly enclosed by land |
| aquifer | a layer of rock that contains water |
| groundwater | water beneath the earth's surface |
| canal | a waterway dug across land for travel or for moving water from place to place |
| waterway | a body of water that boats can use |
| harbor | a place along a coast where ships can dock safely |
| estuary | a place where freshwater from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean |
| tributary | a small stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| port | a place where ships are loaded and unloaded |
| inlet | a narrow body of water leading into the land from a larger body of water |
| river system | a river and its tributaries |
| sinkhole | a large hole that forms when water dissolves part of the limestone layer |