Test 1 Flashcards
Mass of ice sits over broad area
Ice field
River of ice and compacted by snow that flows slowly from high to cold places
Glacier
Biggest ice fields
Ice sheets
Cascades of water
Waterfalls
Large bodies of water usually salt
Seas
Smaller than seas, usually fresh
Lakes
Shallow bodies of water, separated by reefs
Lagoons
Marshy, swampy areas
Bayou
Low, v shaped areas at the mouth of rivers
Deltas
A spring that throws a jet of stream water into the air at regular intervals
Geysers
Water flowing naturally to the earths surface
Springs
Larger areas of ocean that penetrate into land
Gulf
Smaller and less enclosed than gulfs
Bays
Inlets from the ocean or sea, long, narrow and lined with steep cliffs
Fjords
Large natural channel of water running into sea or another body of water
Rivers