4th Grade Vocabulary Part 9

The amount of salt dissolved in water.

• sodium chloride
• salinity
• brine
• salty

The regular rise and fall of sea levels that are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

• Currents
• Waves
• Storm surges
• Tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The motion of the water caused by things such as wind and temperature.

• water flow
• water waves
• water ripples
• water currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A large, natural stream of water that flows to a larger body of water

• river
• pond
• lake
• ocean

A body of water that is partly surrounded by land and connects to a larger body of water such as an ocean.

• lake
• bay
• river
• stream

A large body of water that is completely surrounded by land.

• lake
• ocean
• river
• pond

A body of salt water that covers most of the Earth.

• ocean
• pond
• river
• lake

An area of land over which surface water flows to a single collection point.

• catchment area
• watershed
• drainage basin
• water table