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How much of the Earth is water?

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  • The rocks that don't let water pass through are...
    Impermeable rocks
  • When precipitation falls to the ground, it filters down into the ground through...
    Porous rocks
  • Bodies of water totally surrounded by land are called...
    Lakes
  • The water flows quickly and the river is smaller in the...
    Upper course
  • The water flows more slowly during this stage
    Lower course
  • Waterfalls are mainly found in what stage?
    Upper course
  • These are very thick masses of ice that cover large areas
    Glaciers
  • This is a group of river basins that empty into the same sea
    Drainage basin
  • When underground water flows naturally to the surface, what is formed?
    A spring
  • The land over which a river flows is a...
    Riverbed
  • The source is where the river...?
    Starts
  • In which course can we find meanders?
    Middle course
  • These are flowing streams of fresh water
    Rivers
  • The mouth is where the river ends and meets the?
    Sea
  • The area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries is a...
    River basin
  • The water in rivers is fresh water. True or false?
    True
  • What % of all water on Earth is fresh water?
    5%
  • Oceans are smaller than seas. True or False?
    False
  • How many courses are there in a river?
    3
  • The point at which two rivers meet is called?
    confluence
  • A river that empties into a bigger river is called a ...
    Tributary