Geography (General) - Y1L12

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Air Pressure: the force pressing on you by the weight of tiny particles of air

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Hydrosphere: the water contained on the earthO

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Oceanic Waters: waters found in the ocean

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Ocean: One of the four large bodies of salt water on the earth

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Wave: a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water

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Current: a stream of water moving in a definite direction through the ocean; some are warm, some are cold

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Bay: a body of water smaller than a gulf that is nearly surrounded by land

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Gulf: extension of an ocean or a sea into the land

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Sea: a large body of water partly or completely enclosed by land

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Strait: a narrow stretch of water that connects two bodies of water

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Sound: a body of water separating one or more islands from the mainland

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Harbor: a sheltered place where ships may anchor safely

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Iceberg: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier

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Trench: a long, steep-sided, narrow depression in the ocean floor

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Coral Reef: a ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of water

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Continental Shelf: a shallow, underwater plain forming a border around a continent, usually ending with a steep slope to the deep ocean floor

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Continental Waters: waters found on the continent

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River/Stream: a large stream of water flowing through land

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Upstream: the direction from which a river flows

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Downstream: the direction toward which a river flows

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Source: the place where a river begins, usually in highlands

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Tributary: a river or stream that flows into a larger river

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Mouth: the place where a river flows into a larger body of water

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Delta: land deposited at the mouth of a river

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Lake: an inland body of water smaller than a sea

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Fresh Water Lake: a lake which has water entering in and out of it

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Salt Water Lake: a lake which has water entering, but it has no outlet

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Channel: a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water; the deeper part of a waterway

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Canal: a man-made ditch for transportation or irrigation

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Reservoir: a lake where water is stored for future use; sometimes formed by a dam

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Glacier: a large body of slowly moving ice

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Ice Sheet: a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from it center

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Groundwater: the water found beneath the surface of the ground; the source of water in springs and wells