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VOCABULARY UNIT 3
6) Delta: when a lot of sediment accumulates near the mouth a delta forms. It is an area of
low, flat land where a river divides into lots of smaller channels before flowing into the sea.
7) Alluvial plain: a flat plain formed by the deposition of sediment from rivers.
8) Sediment: a natural material, like sand or clay, that is eroded and then transported by water
or wind.
9) Flow: is the amount of water that a river carries.
10) Lakes: are pemanent mases of water that have accumulated in inland basins.
11) Inland sea: is a lake that contains saltwater.
12) Groundwater: is water that is stored beneath the earth’s surface.
13) Aquifer: is a larger store of underground water.
14) Glaciers: are mases of ice created by the accumulation of snow.
15) Icebergs: are masses of floating ice.
16) Oceans: are huge masses of water that surround the continents, and separate them from
each other.
17) Seas: are smaller than oceans, and are partly enclosed by land.
18) Salinity: the amount of salt in water.
19) Ocean currents: are large mases of water that cross the oceans in a similar way to rivers.
20) Tides: are the daily rise and fall of the water level in oceans and seas.
21) Waves: are movements of the surface of the water caused by the wind.