Vocabulary
A flowingor moving body of fresh water is called a __________.
River
The _________ of the river has three elements, or parts.
Course
This is the name of the movement of water on earth.
Water Cycle
This is where a river begins or starts.
Source
The ________ __________ is the first part of the course and begins at the source of a river.
Upper Course
Rain and snow are forms of ___________.
Precipitation
A river ends at the __________ where it joins with another river, a lake, the ocean, or the sea.
Mouth
The _________ ___________ is the last part of the river course and includes the mouth of the river.
Lower course
When water vapor collects and forms clouds it is called ___________.
Condensation
Lighid water from collections changes into vapor and moves upwards.
Evaporation
This part of the course is between the upper and lower courses.
Middle Course
When liquid water falls to the earth as snow or rain it is called ____________.
Precipitation
The path a river takes from the source to the mouth is called the __________.
Course
Name the 3 elements of a river and the 3 parts of the course.
source, course, mouth
Upper, middle, lower
Rain and snow gather in glaciers, rivers, the ground and oceans and the water cycle begins again. These are examples of ___________.
Collections