UNIT 3 - WATER

 Section of a river where the water flows more slowly and begins to deposit the stones and soil it has collected in the upper course. The sides of the river are still sloped, but the slopes are more gentle.

• Lower course

• Upper course

• Middle course

• Source

Here the river flows slowly and it is much wider. The river bed is sandy and the river flows through flat plains.

• Lower course

• Upper course

• Middle course

• Source

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is the start of the river:

• Lower course

• Stream

• Spring

• Source

Here the river flows quickly and is narrow. The sides are steeply sloped and the river picks up stones and soil from the river bed. The river bed is rocky.

• Lower course

• Upper course

• Middle course

• Source

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water on the surface of the Earth, such as rivers, lakes and seas:

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that doesn’t contain salt:

Water with a high salt content, for example water in the sea:

Water that is under the ground:

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Where does a river flow fast?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An aquifer is...

• water below the ground

• water above the ground

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1