PA History - L2 Waterforms of Pennsylvania

What is the definition for the word TRIBUTARIES

• The beginning of a stream of water

• An artificial lake where water is stored and collected for a water supply

• A smaller stream flowing into a larger stream

What is the definition for the word RESERVIORS

• The beginning of a stream of water

• An artificial lake where water is stored and collected for a water supply

• A smaller stream flowing into a larger stream

What is the definition for the word FREIGHT

• The force of water falling over a dam to turbines, or engine, at a power plant which creates electricity

• Cargo

• The exchange of buying and selling of commodities

What is the definition for the word COMMERCE

• The force of water falling over a dam to turbines, or engine, at a power plant which creates electricity

• Cargo

• The exchange of buying and selling of commodities

What is the definition for the word HEADWATERS

• Part of a river where its water empties into another body of water.

• The source of a stream

• Geographic area or region into which all creeks and tributaries flow into a larger river.

What is the definition for the word WATERSHED

• Part of a river where its water empties into another body of water.

• Geographic area or region into which all creeks and tributaries flow into a larger river.

• The source of a stream

What is the definition for the word MOUTH

• Part of a river where its water empties into another body of water.

• Lowland area, such as a marshy or swampy place, that holds moisture

• The source of a stream

What is the definition for the word WETLAND

• Part of a river where its water empties into another body of water

• Part of a river where its water empties into another body of water.

• Lowland area, such as a marshy or swampy place, that holds moisture

What is the definition for the word HYDROELECTRIC POWER

• The force of water falling over a dam used to turbines, or engine, at a power plant which creates electricity

• The exchange of buying and selling of commodities

• Cargo

What is the definition for the word GLACIAL FORCES

• The beginning of a stream of water

• When glaciers recede or withdraw cutting grooves into soft ground

• The force of water falling over a dam used to turbines, or engine, at a power plant which creates electricity