Water Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Delta
A
Triangular soil deposit at the mouth of a river
2
Q
Distributaries
A
Channels carrying water off the main stream of the river
3
Q
Mouth of a river
A
Where a River empties into another body of water
4
Q
River basin
A
Area drained by a river system
5
Q
Source of River
A
Place of origin for a river
6
Q
Tributaries
A
Small bodies of water that feed into the main stream of a river
7
Q
Oceans in order of size
A
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
