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Types of waterTypes of water
Rivers have been used as a source of water, for Rivers have been used as a source of water, for obtaining food, for transport, as a defensive measure, obtaining food, for transport, as a defensive measure, for bathing, and as a means of disposing waste for bathing, and as a means of disposing waste (Wikipedia). (Wikipedia).
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater,
flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water.body of water.
Small rivers may also be called by several other Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream, creek, brook, rivulet, names, including stream, creek, brook, rivulet, tributary and rill; there is no general rule that defines tributary and rill; there is no general rule that defines what can be called a river, although in some countries what can be called a river, although in some countries or communities a stream may be defined by its size.or communities a stream may be defined by its size.
The topic we will be The topic we will be starting with is rivers.starting with is rivers.
Longest ten rivers in the Longest ten rivers in the world!!!world!!!
11) Nile 4,132 ) Nile 4,132 2) Amazon 3,9762) Amazon 3,976 3) Yangtze 3,9173) Yangtze 3,917 4) Mississippi 4) Mississippi
3,9023,902 5) Yenisei 3,4455) Yenisei 3,445 6) Yellow 3,3986) Yellow 3,398 7) Ob 3,3647) Ob 3,364 8) Paraná 3,0308) Paraná 3,030 9) Congo 2,9229) Congo 2,922 10) Amur 2,76310) Amur 2,763
The main rivers in Northern
Ireland are the River Bann, the River Lagan, the River Foyle and the Blackwater
River.
A water spring is a pool of A water spring is a pool of fresh water. When this fresh water. When this
pool overflows it forms a pool overflows it forms a river which then travels river which then travels
down the mountain down the mountain starting the water cycle.starting the water cycle.
Water springsWater springs
WaterfallsWaterfalls
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Mediterranean Mediterranean Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Southern Southern
Ocean Ocean Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean
SeasSeas Most of the Most of the
oceans waves oceans waves are caused are caused by the wind by the wind blowing blowing across the across the waterwater
Lakes Lakes
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There are many kind of lakes such as an oxbow lake formed of the meander
Artificial lake: A lake created by flooding land behind a dam, called an impoundment or reservoir,
Lava lake: A pool of molten lava contained in a volcanic crater or other depression. Lava lakes that have partly or completely solidified are also referred to as lava lakes.
Snow and IceSnow and Ice
Snow is formed Snow is formed when the when the clouds get clouds get really cold really cold and it rains and it rains
then the rain then the rain is turned into is turned into
snow snow instantly instantly
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Ice appears in nature in forms of snowflakes, hail, icicles, glaciers, pack ice, and entire polar ice caps.
Mist and fogMist and fog
MistMist is a lots of is a lots of small droplets small droplets
suspended in air. suspended in air. It can occur as It can occur as part of natural part of natural
weather or weather or volcanic activity, volcanic activity, and is common and is common
in cold air above in cold air above warmer waterwarmer water
FogFog is a is a collection of collection of
water droplets water droplets or ice crystals or ice crystals suspended in suspended in the air at or the air at or
near the near the Earth's surfaceEarth's surface
RainRain
Rain is very Rain is very important to people important to people and animals all over and animals all over the world. the world.
Rain drops range in Rain drops range in size from oblate, size from oblate, pancake-like shapes pancake-like shapes for larger drops, to for larger drops, to small spheres for small spheres for smaller drops. smaller drops.
quizquiz
Is 5% of the world Is 5% of the world fresh water???fresh water???
YESYES
NONO
quizquiz
Is 97% of the world Is 97% of the world salt watersalt water
YESYES
NONO
ReferencesReferences
www.Wikipedia.com www.Wikipedia.com http://www.curriculumbits.com/http://www.curriculumbits.com/
prodimages/details/geography/prodimages/details/geography/waterfalls.html waterfalls.html
www.google.co.uk www.google.co.uk http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/
0471480533/animations/0471480533/animations/ch17_animations/animation1.html ch17_animations/animation1.html
http://bestanimations.com/nature/Water/http://bestanimations.com/nature/Water/Water.html Water.html
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