Bodies of Water

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What is a lake?

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A lake is a flowing water body that is completely surrounded by land.

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What is a body of water?

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An area of land that is covered by water.

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What is the longest river in the world?

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The Amazon River.

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What is a river?

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A flowing body of water that connects to the ocean.

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What is an ocean?

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The largest body of water that is made up of salt water.

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What is a gulf?

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A large area of sea partially surrounded by land.

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What is a pond?

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A small body of still water, smaller than a lake.

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What is a delta?

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A landform created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.

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What is a tributary?

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A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land that drains into a particular body of water.