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are lumps of solid fresh water floating in the oceans
icebergs
are where groundwater comes to the surface
springs
are bodies of salt water covering most of the surface of the geosphere
oceans
are bodies of fresh water surround by land
lakes
Some of the precipitation collects as surface water, but most filters into the ground and collects as groundwater. (part of the water cycle)
collection
The water droplets in the clouds become too heavy and fall back to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow. (Part of the water cycle)
precipitation
The water vapour (gas) in the air cools, becomes liquid, and forms clouds. (Part of the water cycle)
condensation
liquid surface water is heated by the Sun. It changes into a gas and rises into the air. (Part of the water cycle)
evaporation
The water on the Earth changes state and moves around the Earth through the ______ _______.
water cycle
The _______ of a river is where it flows into a sea, a lake, or another river.
mouth
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
course of river in the centre
middle course
course at the beginning of the river; there isn't much water and it moves quickly
upper course
route of a river from beginning to end
course
where the river starts in the mountains
source
fresh water underneath the Earth's surface.
groundwater
collects all the water that flows into the rivers and then on to the sea
drainage basin
Rivers flow through _______ _______.
river valleys
smaller rivers that join the main river before it reaches the sea
tributaries
continuous streams of fresh water which begin in mountains and end in seas or lakes
rivers
found on the surface of the geosphere
surface water
state of water that is a gas in the atmosphere
water vapour
forms when water freezes and becomes a solid
ice
state of water in oceans, seas, and rivers, mostly salt water
liquid water
All the water on Earth
hydrosphere