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| One of the four largest bodies of water on the earth | ocean
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| A large natural steam of water | river
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| The movement of water from the earth to air and back again to the earth by evaporation,condensation,and precipitation | water cycle
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| The flow of a stream of water, either in a river or through an ocean | current
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| The regular rising and falling of the ocean | tide
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| the study of the ocean and the life within it | oceanography
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| a body of freshwater or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land | lake
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| a portion of the sea extending into the land | gulf
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| part of a body of water that reaches into the land, smaller than a gulf | bay
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| a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water | strait
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| a narrow inlet of the sea between the steep sides of a glaciated valley | fjord
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| a narrow strip of water extending into a coast | inlet
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| the beginning of a brook or river | source
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| the part of a river where its waters empty into the sea or into another river | mouth
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| a river that flows into a larger river | tributary
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| land built up by deposits at the mouth of a river | delta
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| the broad mouth of a river into which the tide flows | estuary
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| a riverbank higher than the surrounding land | levee
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| a large river of ice formed from snow on high ground | glacier
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| an area where the soil is under shallow water, such as a swamp, marsh, or bog | wetland
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| water that lies beneath the surface of the earth | groundwater
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| a usually dry river channel, found in desert regions, that fills with running water during a cloudburst | wadi
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| a bed of a salt lake that contains water at irregular periods | playa
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| the level below which the ground is saturated with water | water table
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| an artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation | canal
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| a place where water is collected and stored for future use, especially an artificial basin created by the damming of a river | reservoir
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| a part of a river's course where the water rushes over rocks | rapids
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| a body of water encircled by a coral reef | lagoon
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| a very powerful ocean wave, set off by earthquakes or undersea volcano eruptions, that causes great destruction on land | tsunami
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| a floating mass of ice that has broken off from a glacier | iceberg
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