VOCABULARY  WATER


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Have a look at the definitions and fill in the missing words.


1)  lagoon: pool of water ……………………….. by reefs or sandbars
2) tributary: small stream or river that flows into a larger ………………..
3) delta: triangle shaped area at a rivers mouth, formed of mud and sand ……… by water
4)harbor: an area of water where ……………. can dock safely near land
5) ocean: a body of salt water, larger than a ……….
6) reef: a ridge of sand, rock or coral that lies at or near the …………… of a sea or ocean
7) rapids: a fast moving part of a ………..
8) swamp: an area of low, …………… lands with trees
9) floodplain: flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by the ………..
10) cape: a point of land that extends into ………….
11) sea: a body of salt water, …………… than an ocean
12) lake: a body of water with ………….. on all sides
13) waterfall: a steep drop from a high place to a …………… place in a stream or river
14) wetlands: areas of land saturated with …………..
15) inlet: a narrow passage of water between two bodies of ……………
16) marsh: a lowland with moist ………….. and tall grasses
17) glacier: a large mass of ice which moves slowly …………. a mountain valley