Bodies of Water Quiz

Inland body of water

• Marsh

• Inlet

• Lake

• Bog

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward

• Bay

• Canal

• Bayou

• Lake

Human created channel of water used for navigation, irrigation or drainage.

• River

• Canal

• Bayou

• Marsh

Pool of shallow water connected to a large body of water by an inlet

• Harbor

• Canal

• Lagoon

• Bog

Area of low, wet, poorly drained land.

• Harbor

• Lagoon

• River

• Marsh

Slow stream or backwaters of a major river system (usually found in lower Mississippi)

• Bayou

• Marsh

• Inlet

• Lake

Sheltered body of water where boats anchor for protection from waves/wind.

• Inlet

• Harbor

• Bog

• Canal

Small opening between bodies of water.

• Canal

• Lagoon

• Bog

• Inlet

Large water flow of natural origin

• River

• Bayou

• Harbor

• Marsh

Wet, spongy ground made of decayed plants.

• River

• Harbor

• Bog

• Lagoon