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Water Features

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Bay

d)

Brackish

2.

a place where water flows over a cliff

a)

Glacier

b)

Slide

c)

Waterfall

d)

River

3.

Why is the ocean salty?

a)

Comes from the erosion of rocks on land

b)

Comes from melting icebergs

c)

Just because... Why are you asking me?

d)

Comes from the sea vents on the ocean floor

4.

a very small body of water that is surrounded by land

a)

River

b)

Lake

c)

Harbor

d)

Pond

5.

North Carolina is next to the.....

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

6.

A natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land

a)

Sea

b)

Lake

c)

Ocean

d)

Bay

7.

What does brackish mean?

a)

estuary

b)

water at the bottom of the ocean

c)

mixture of salt and fresh water

d)

SUPER salty water

8.

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

a)

Waterfall

b)

Bog

c)

Estuary

d)

River

9.

A large bay that is part of a sea or ocean

a)

Glacier

b)

Gulf

c)

Harbor

d)

Pond

10.

a giant body of ice

a)

glacier

b)

ice cube

c)

icee

d)

bay

11.

What FORCE causes a glacier to move forward/advance?

a)

sunlight

b)

melting

c)

gravity

d)

a bunch of people pushing really hard

12.

a small, narrow river

a)

Glacier

b)

Brackish

c)

Stream

d)

Bay

13.

a large, natural area of water that is surrounded by land

a)

Harbor

b)

Bay

c)

Lake

d)

Sea

14.

A large body of saltwater that is smaller than an ocean

a)

Sea

b)

Lake

c)

Glacier

d)

River