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| smaller streams and river that feed into a main river are called ___________ |
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| a river system is ________ |
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| a river and all its tributaries together |
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| a water shed is _________ |
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| the land area that supplies water to a river system |
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| a ridege that separates one watershed from another |
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| a flood occurs when the volume of the water increases so much it overflows its channels |
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| how can dams help control floods? |
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| dams can help by redirecting or storing excess water |
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| long ridges of sediment along side the channel of a river are called _______ |
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| a pond is similar to a lake because they both have _______ water |
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| pond is similar to a lake because they both have standing water |
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| lakes are ________ than ponds |
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| lakes are larger and deeper than ponds |
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| Plants grow throughout a POND because ___________ |
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| pond water is shallow and sunlight reaches the bottom |
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| Name 3 ways people can use lakes |
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| 1. drinking water 2. agriculture 3. recreation |
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| a lake that stores water for human use is called ___________ |
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| lake turnover occurs in ___________ (where and what is the temperature) |
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| cool northern areas of North America |
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true or false
Lake turnover happens EACH year and causes nutrients from the bottom of the lake to rise to the top |
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| Large chunks that break off glaciers and float away in the ocean are called ___________ |
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