Vocabulary
A large body of salt water.
Ocean
How many oceans are there on Earth?
Name two ways a river can start.
A lake, underground stream or heavy rains/melting snow.
Lake Baikal, the deepest lake on earth, is located within which continent?
Asia (It's in the southern part of the region of Siberia.)
A stream of water that flows across land.
River
This ocean is located between the continents of Africa, Asia, and Australia.
The Indian Ocean
True or False
Rivers are always moving.
True
Lakes are made up of this kind of water?
Fresh Water
A large pool of fresh water on land.
Lake
This is the world's smallest ocean.
The Arctic Ocean
What effects the flow of a river?
The steepness of the land.
True or False:
Lakes flow into the ocean?
False
The land along the edge of the ocean.
Coast / shore / beach
The ocean that is located right above Antarctica
Southern
What continent is the largest river located on?
Africa
The United States of America has 5 lakes that are known as the....
Great Lakes
A small pool of fresh water surrounded by land
*Smaller than a lake
A Pond
The largest ocean in the world
Pacific
Name 2 ways a river is different than an ocean.
Rivers are fresh water and oceans have salt water. Rivers are narrow and oceans are wide.
True or False:
The Dead Sea is actually a lake?
True