Water on Earth Vocabulary

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Abyssal Plain

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An underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, between 3,000 and 6,000 m below

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Continental shelf

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A shallow part of the sea that surrounds a large landmass, where the water is not as deep as in the open ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Continental Slope

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The slope between the continental shelf and the ocean floor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Fresh Water

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Water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and ice sheets and underground that contains low amounts of salt.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Glacier

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A big, slow-moving pile of snow and ice that builds up on land over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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Lake

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A large body of water surrounded by land.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Ocean

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A large body of salt water; oceans cover most of Earths surface.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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River

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A natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Topography

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A way to describe land based on how high or low it is in different places.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Trench

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A deep, narrow trench in the seafloor where one tectonic plate sinks into the layer below.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3