Bodies of Water

The large body of salt water that covers 70% of the Earth’s surface.

• gulf
• ocean
• river
• glacier

A body of water that is smaller than a lake.

• pond
• lake
• swamp
• waterfall

A body of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

• glacier
• pond
• lake
• swamp

What is this body of water?

• river
• lake
• waterfall
• sea

A body of water that is smaller than a lake.

• pond
• lake
• swamp
• waterfall

What is this body of water?

• pond
• lake
• river
• canal

What is this body of water?

• lake
• gulf
• sea
• swamp

Which type of water is most common on Earth?

• saltwater

• swampwater

• freshwater

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Which of the following describes an ocean?

• A large bodies of salt water that surrounds a continent

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

• A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

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Which of the following describes a sea?

• A huge sheet of ice that covers land.

• A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.