Test 1 Flashcards

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Mass of ice sits over broad area

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Ice field

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River of ice and compacted by snow that flows slowly from high to cold places

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Glacier

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2
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Biggest ice fields

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Ice sheets

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3
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Cascades of water

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Waterfalls

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4
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Large bodies of water usually salt

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Seas

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5
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Smaller than seas, usually fresh

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Lakes

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6
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Shallow bodies of water, separated by reefs

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Lagoons

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7
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Marshy, swampy areas

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Bayou

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Low, v shaped areas at the mouth of rivers

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Deltas

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9
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A spring that throws a jet of stream water into the air at regular intervals

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Geysers

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10
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Water flowing naturally to the earths surface

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Springs

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Larger areas of ocean that penetrate into land

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Gulf

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12
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Smaller and less enclosed than gulfs

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Bays

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13
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Inlets from the ocean or sea, long, narrow and lined with steep cliffs

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Fjords

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Large natural channel of water running into sea or another body of water

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Rivers

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