Bodies of Water
What is a large body of salt water but smaller than an ocean?
Sea
What is the ground under the water of a river?
riverbed
What is it called when water is always moving and changing its state?
the Water Cycle
What is it called when water which is absorbed by the ground and is collected in spaces between rocks?
Groundwater
True or False
Only 3% of the water in the world is salt water.
False
What is a moving stream of fresh water, usually formed in mountains?
River
What is it called when a river flows into another river?
tributary
What stage of the water cycle do this refer to? Water is absorbed by soil to the ground
Collection
What are underground depostis of water?
aquifers
What is the area where a river meets the sea or ocean?
drainage basin
What is the longest river in the world?
the Nile River
What are the three main stages of rivers?
Upper course, Middle course, Lower course
What is the weather like when precipitation is in the form of solid?
Snowy
natural springs
In the Middle Course stage of the river, what is it called when they have curved areas?
Meanders
What is the name of the lake that contains fresh water and salt water?
Lake Elton
What are the three watersheds of Spain?
Cantabrian watershed, Mediterranean watershed, and Atlantic watershed
What are the 4 main stages of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
What are rocks with holes in them?
Porous rocks
Mediterranean Sea
What are the 5 main oceans in the world?
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Explain what happens in the Lower Course
The river flows much more slowly and gets wider as in reaches the mouth
When water droplets are too heavy to stay in the ground and fall, what is this called?
Precipitation
What do modern wells use now to bring the water to the surface faster and more easily?
mechanical pumps
How are clouds formed?