BJU Press Lakes/Ponds

Any isolated body of water that does not freely share water the ocean

• Stream/River

• Lake/Pond

What is the difference between a lake or a pond

• Size

• Location

• No scientific difference

• Salinity

This is the world's largest freshwater lake

• Lake Baikal

• Caspian Sea

• Lake Superior

• Ol' Man Kelsey's Pond

The world's largest inland body of water regardless of fresh/salt water

• Lake Baikal

• Caspian Sea

• Lake Superior

• Ol' Man Kelsey's Ocean

Usually all lakes (especially those above sea level) are

• Fresh water

• Salt water

Bodies of landlocked water that contain salt content are usually called

• Carolina Bays

• Lakes

• Seas

• Stream/River

All of these are sources of lakes except

• Rainwater

• Underground springs

• Inlet/outlet streams

• all of these are example of lake sources

All lakes have at least one inlet stream and one outlet stream

• True

• False

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Which of the following is not a place where a lake can form

• A volcanic caldera

• A sinkhole

• a meteorites crater

• A lake can form in any of the above

Which of the following contain the greatest amount of the earth's liquid fresh surface water

• Lakes and ponds

• marshes

• streams

• wetlands

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