Water Features

A major body of salt water that covers large parts of the earth

• River

• Ocean

• Bay

• Brackish

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a place where water flows over a cliff

• Glacier

• Slide

• Waterfall

• River

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why is the ocean salty?

• Comes from the erosion of rocks on land

• Comes from melting icebergs

• Just because... Why are you asking me?

• Comes from the sea vents on the ocean floor

a very small body of water that is surrounded by land

• River

• Lake

• Harbor

• Pond

North Carolina is next to the.....

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land

• Sea

• Lake

• Ocean

• Bay

What does brackish mean?

• estuary

• water at the bottom of the ocean

• mixture of salt and fresh water

• SUPER salty water

A thin, natural waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or ocean

• Waterfall

• Bog

• Estuary

• River

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A large bay that is part of a sea or ocean

• Glacier

• Gulf

• Harbor

• Pond

a giant body of ice

• glacier

• ice cube

• icee

• bay