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10 Cards in this Set
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Sometimes water is ______ and other times it is ________.
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Saltwater
Freshwater |
What are the two kinds of water?
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Most of the water on earth is
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Saltwater
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Water is mostly liquid in form but it can sometimes be a ______.
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Solid (ice)
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Earths water features include:
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1) oceans
2) seas 3) rivers 4) streams 5) lakes 6) ponds 7) glaciers |
What are the 7 kinds of water features?
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Oceans are:
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Large bodies of saltwater that surrounds a continent.
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Seas are
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Large bodies of water that are often connected to an ocean. A sea may be partly or completely surrounded by land
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2parts to this question.
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Rivers are:
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Large, flowing bodies of fresh watery that usually empty into a sea or ocean.
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Streams are
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Small flowing bodies of water that flow into rivers.
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Lakes and ponds are
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Areas of water(usually freshwater) that are surrounded by by land. Ponds and lakes differ in size. Ponds are usually smaller than lakes.
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Glaciers are:
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Huge sheets of ice that cover land. Must have very cold weather to have glaciers. Example: high up in the mountains or near the poles of the earth.
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