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Title: Earth


1
Earth Bodies of Water
  • Vocabulary

2
Tributary
  • A smaller river that feeds into a larger river.

3
River System
  • A network of a river and its tributaries.

4
Drainage Basin
  • The land drained by a river system.

5
Rift
  • A long, deep valley with mountains or plateaus on
    either side.

6
Reservoir
  • A human-made lake (can form behind a human made
    dam).

7
Trench
  • A deep ocean valley.

8
Current
  • A giant stream of ocean water.

9
Tidal Wave
  • A giant ocean wave.

10
Tide
  • The regular, rhythmic rise and fall of ocean
    waters.

11
Water Cycle
  • The circulation of water from Earths surface to
    the atmosphere and back.
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