Unit 3 Hydrosphere vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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3rd grade hydrosphere

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All the water on Earth

hydrosphere

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state of water in oceans, seas, and rivers, mostly salt water

liquid water

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forms when water freezes and becomes a solid

ice

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state of water that is a gas in the atmosphere

water vapour

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found on the surface of the geosphere

surface water

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continuous streams of fresh water which begin in mountains and end in seas or lakes

rivers

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smaller rivers that join the main river before it reaches the sea

tributaries

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Rivers flow through _______ _______.

river valleys

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collects all the water that flows into the rivers and then on to the sea

drainage basin

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fresh water underneath the Earth's surface.

groundwater

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where the river starts in the mountains

source

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route of a river from beginning to end

course

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course at the beginning of the river; there isn't much water and it moves quickly

upper course

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course of river in the centre

middle course

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course of river at the end; water moves slowly here and deposits sand and stones into the sea, a lake, or another river

lower course

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The _______ of a river is where it flows into a sea, a lake, or another river.

mouth

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