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CCSS UNIT3

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  • What are oceans?
    Large bodies of salt water.
  • What are lagoons?
    Small lakes.
  • What is a watershed?
    An area where all the main rivers drain.
  • What is a river basin?
    An area of land that drains into a river.
  • What is the mouth of a river?
    The end of the river.
  • How do people pollute water?
    Human sewage, plastic, fertilizers and oil spill.
  • What is evaporation?
    Liquid change to a gas.
  • Name the three main watersheds in Spain.
    Cantabrian, Atlantic, Mediterranean.
  • What are waves?
    Energy from the wind transfers to the water.
  • Name two bodies of salt water.
    Oceans and seas.
  • What is precipitation?
    Large drops fall from the clouds.
  • What is the channel?
    The area that contains flowing water.
  • What is collection?
    Precipitation collects in rivers, lakes and underground water.
  • What are the three stages of a river?
    Upper course, middle course and lower course.
  • What is the name of the movements caused by the gravity of the Moon?
    Tides.
  • What is the source of a river?
    The place where the river begins.
  • What is a tributary?
    A river that flows into another river.
  • What are reservoirs?
    Artificial lakes.
  • What are wetlands?
    Natural areas of land covered by shallow water.
  • What is condensation?
    evaporated water change into liquid.
  • Name two bodies of fresh water.
    Rivers and lakes.
  • What are lakes?
    Natural areas of fresh water.
  • What is the water cycle?
    The constant movement of the water.
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