Landforms & Bodies of Water

Where is water most likely to be brackish?

• sea

• lake

• river

• estuary

Jackson listed the features of a body of water in his science notebook. What title should Jackson use for his list?

• Features of a Bay.

• Features of a Lake.

• Features of a River.

• Features of an Ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A teacher wrote the following riddle on the board. I am a body of water without any salt. My temperature's the same from bottom to top. My biggest wave is still very small. Water plants can grow in me, anywhere at all. What am I?

• a lake

• a pond

• a sea

• an ocean

What is the difference between fresh water and ocean water?

• Fresh water is warmer than ocean water.

• Fresh water is deeper than ocean water.

• Ocean water is saltier than fresh water.

• Ocean water is calmer than fresh water.

What is a main feature of plains?

• a flat, level surface

• a high, steep peak

• a low, shallow basin

• a gentle, gradual slope

How is a pond different from a lake?

• Ponds have moving water.

• Ponds are smaller and shallower.

• Ponds are not surrounded by land.

• Ponds have a different amount of salt.

The salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface

• Ocean

• Lake

• Pond

• Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A wide body of slowly moving water

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Stream

A large area of water that is surrounded by land

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Stream

A large body of moving ice that stays frozen all year

• Glacier

• Lake

• River

• Stream