Freshwater and fish vocabulary

Define alluvian

• Adult fish that live in freshwater and migrate into saltwater to spawn (lay eggs).

• A loose deposit that can be made up of a combination of soil, sediment, sand, stones and gravel

• A river that consists of many channels of water separated by small and often temporary islands.

• An area where water is collected by the natural landscape.

Define braided river

• Adult fish that live in freshwater and migrate into saltwater to spawn (lay eggs).

• A loose deposit that can be made up of a combination of soil, sediment, sand, stones and gravel

• A river that consists of many channels of water separated by small and often temporary islands.

• An area where water is collected by the natural landscape.

Define catchment

• Adult fish that live in freshwater and migrate into saltwater to spawn (lay eggs).

• A loose deposit that can be made up of a combination of soil, sediment, sand, stones and gravel

• A river that consists of many channels of water separated by small and often temporary islands.

• An area where water is collected by the natural landscape.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Define catadromous

• Adult fish that live in freshwater and migrate into saltwater to spawn (lay eggs).

• A loose deposit that can be made up of a combination of soil, sediment, sand, stones and gravel

• A river that consists of many channels of water separated by small and often temporary islands.

• An area where water is collected by the natural landscape.

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Define bar

• The channel bottom of a stream, river or creek.

• The place where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

• A type of fish that spends its life cycle partially in freshwater and partially in saltwater.

• An elevated area of sediment within the ocean or a waterbody such as a stream, river or lake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Define confluence

• The channel bottom of a stream, river or creek.

• The place where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

• A type of fish that spends its life cycle partially in freshwater and partially in saltwater.

• An elevated area of sediment within the ocean or a waterbody such as a stream, river or lake

Define diadromous

• The channel bottom of a stream, river or creek.

• The place where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

• A type of fish that spends its life cycle partially in freshwater and partially in saltwater.

• An elevated area of sediment within the ocean or a waterbody such as a stream, river or lake

Define bed

• The channel bottom of a stream, river or creek.

• The place where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.

• A type of fish that spends its life cycle partially in freshwater and partially in saltwater.

• An elevated area of sediment within the ocean or a waterbody such as a stream, river or lake

Define eddy

• The tidal mouth of a large river where freshwater meets seawater.

• The starting place of a river or stream.

• A circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool.

• Land-locked water bodies such as inland wetlands, lakes and deepwater habitats.

Define estuary

• The tidal mouth of a large river where freshwater meets seawater.

• The starting place of a river or stream.

• A circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool.

• Land-locked water bodies such as inland wetlands, lakes and deepwater habitats.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4