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1
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a lake or pond that is formed when a bend in a river is cut off from the main channel

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oxbow

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a large underground chamber that forms by ground water eroding rocks that are cracked

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a cavern

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3
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where is the Hoover Dam? in front of Lake ____

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Mead

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4
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the longest river in the world?

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River Song. Hahhaaaa just kidding I love myself a good joke once in a while. it’s the Nile. hey that rhymes.

“No more rhymes now, I mean it!”
anybody want a peanut?

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5
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where does the Mackenzie river empty into? •hint• it’s an ocean

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THE ARCTIC.

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6
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water is known as the what because it can dissolves more substances than any other liquid?

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the universal solvent. known that one since the 4th grade eh?

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what is the FORCE (remember that it’s a force not an actual skin) that acts like the skin of a liquid that acts on particles on the surface of a liquid?

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surface tension!!!!! good job. a smiley face for you sweetie pops.

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8
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the force of attraction between two particles of the SAME substance

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cohesion

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9
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the titanic hit an iceberg in

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  1. but that was only because the Doctor wasn’t there to prevent it. but you don’t know who the Doctor is cause you’re stupid.
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Lake _____________ is in Central Africa.

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Tanganyika great. good to know. that’s just useful, fascinating information. thankyou so much for telling me that a lake exists in Africa.

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another word for winding. as in the winding river. or winding down the road.

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meander. Imma mozy on down to the mall and pick up some Galaxy vans and a Sherlock shirt, or should I say MEANDER.

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12
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the upper boundary for the zone of saturation.

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water table

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13
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runoff comes from

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precipitation

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14
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what is the largest freshwater lake considering surface area?

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Superior

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15
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the percent of open spaces that will hold ground water and usually has larger pores

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porosity

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16
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where does the Continental Drift run thru?

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Rocky Mts.

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17
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a TEMPORARY structure (well now you know what it is cuz it’s obvious) built to prevent a river from overflowing

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a levee!

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18
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where does the Mississippi empty into?

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Gulf of Mexico

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19
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the second longest river is the

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Amazon

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20
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the largest drainage basin

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the Mississippi River

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21
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the path a stream follows

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a channel. channel 178 is disney channel. that’s all I know cuz I don’t watch tv I watch Netflix.

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22
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the area of rock and soil that is relatively dry and its spaces contain water

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zone of aeration

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23
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which lake was almost considered a Great Lake?

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Lake Champlain

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24
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the water budget earns or gains water when the sky

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precipitates

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25
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a natural or artificial lake used to store or regulate water

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a reservoir

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26
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the changing of a substance from a gas to a liquid

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condensation

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27
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one thing freshwater lacks. this is like easier than men.

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salt XD

28
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what kind of glaciers cover large areas of land

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continental

29
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lake ____ is the deepest and oldest freshwater lake

A

Baikal

30
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what is a meandering River at low elevations?

A

mature

31
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whater that contains a lot of elevations

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hard water. yes I spelled it whater so what I’m not a walking dictionary. if you wanted someone with perfect spelling go find Bo Burnham

32
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the part of the streams channel below the water level

A

the bed

33
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is PERMANENT and helps control the flow of a River

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dam

34
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the _________ separates Lake Huron and Michigan

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mackinack Strait

35
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this sea lost more than most of its volume and area.

A

Aral Sea

36
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a freshwater seal is a

A

nerd jk it’s a nerpa

37
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these form at high altitudes/latitudes and areas that get snow year round

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glaciers I always think of glazed donuts for some reason. mmmmmmm go take a donut break then get back to work.

38
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a small stream of water that flows from the earth to the surface is a

A

Spring. I love spring time flowers, sunshine, friendships, vacations, adventures. though I’m not the fondest of adventures because I haven’t had many yet. YET. *turn the light on and off 5 times and send your message to the time and relative dimensions in space.

39
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a slow moving River that doesn’t erode the landscape

A

OLD.

40
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the changing of a substance from a liquid to a gas

A

evaporation

41
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the ____1___ocean is separated by the continental divide and the _____2____ and _____3_____ocean are on the other side.

A

1pacific 2Atlantic 3gulf of Mexico

42
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water snow sleet hail dew and mist or fog is all

A

precipitation

43
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a steam that has gradient slopes where it’s channel becomes deeper and is created by the plates uplifting under it

A

rejuvenated

44
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the force of attraction between two substances that are not alike which holds two things together

A

adhesion

45
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a shallow body of water with silt and mud on the bottom is a

A

Pond. Amy, Rory, and Melody Pond. though, there are no ponds in the Forest, so Melody Pond must be River Song. I love Gallifrey

46
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an area of rock and soil whose spaces are completely filled with ground water. kinda like the breaking point of a rock but with water

A

zone of saturation

47
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what kind of glaciers form on snow fields of mountains and are U shaped ice masses blah blah blah

A

Valley Glaciers

48
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what kinda fish is only in lake baikal

A

an Omul

49
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the three most famous salty lakes are

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Dead Sea Caspian Sea and Great Salt Lake

50
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Florida is where lake ____ is.

A

Okeechobee

51
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the second longest river is the

A

AMAZIn Amazon.

52
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the Nile River empties into the

A

Mediterranean Sea

53
Q

an area in the desert that can support vegetation cuz the water table reaches the surface?

A

an oasis

54
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what can frozen water do because it is less dense as a solid than as a liquid?

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Float   
Catch  
Bleed 
Death  
Stiff 
Push   (if you don't get this read more.)
55
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the process when a mass of ice breaks off a glacier

A

Calving

56
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a large open area filled with fresh ground water located underground surrounded by large rocks

A

aquifer

57
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in the water budget, it spends water if it has

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evaporation, transpiration, and or runoff

58
Q

the Frazer River empties into the

A

Pacific Ocean

59
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the loss of water from plants

A

transpiration

60
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the saint Lawrence River empties into the

A

Atlantic Ocean

61
Q

be able to tell how a geyser forms or works

A

………. read your notes silly goose

62
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be able to tell what happened to the Aral Sea

A

………

63
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be able to tell what happened to the Netherlands in 1953

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……. XDXDCD

64
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be able to tell what Sir Edmund Halley did and how he did it.

A

……..

65
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a fast moving river that is more DEEP than wide?

A

Youthful river

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