Bodies of Water

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What is a glacier?

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A huge sheet of ice that covers land.

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Where can glaciers be found?

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At the south and north pole where temperatures are very cold.

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What is an ocean?

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A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.

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What is a river?

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

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What is a stream?

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A small, flowing body of freshwater that flows into a river.

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What is a lake?

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An area where water, usually freshwater, is surrounded by land.

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What is a pond?

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A small body of still water, smaller than a lake.

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What is a bay?

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A body of water partially surrounded by land, often connected to an ocean.

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What is a delta?

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An area of land where a river meets a larger body of water, often forming new land.

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What is a wetland?

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An area of land that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally.