Bodies of Water

vast body of salt water, almost covers 3/4 of earth 

• river 
• ocean 
• lake 
• gulf 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

natural streams that flow to the sea or ocean 

• river 
• lake 
•  ocean 
• gulf 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

body of water surrounded by land 

• lake 
• river 
• ocean
• coast 

large inlet of sea, almost surrounded by land. 

• ocean 
• sea
• coast 
• gulf 

A large area of water that is surrounded by land. Bigger than a pond

• River

• Lake

• Bay

• Wetland

A thin waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or ocean.

• Bay

• Pond

• River

• Lake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area of water that is mostly surrounded by land

• lake

• bay

• river

• wetland

A major body of water that covers large parts of the earth.

• Lake

• Pond

• Bay

• Ocean

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

a freshwater flow of water that is smaller than a river

• river
• stream
• lake
• pond

a large flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean

• sea
• ocean
• river
• lake