Water Vocabulary Practice 1

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream, river, or lake.

• alluvium

• tributary

• suspension

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A relatively flat area adjacent to a river or stream that is subject to flooding

• meander

• tributary

• floodplain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A natural or artificial embankment along a riverbank that helps prevent flooding.

• levee

• tributary

• floodplain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A valley with steep, sloping sides, typically formed by river erosion.

• V-Shaped Valley

• U-Shaped Valley

• Oxbow Lake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fine particles (like silt or clay) carried within the water column, rather than settling on the bottom

• dirt

• suspension

• alluvium

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A ridge or elevated area that separates watersheds. It determines the direction in which water flows.

• tributary

• watershed

• divide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sediment that is transported along the bottom of a river or stream by rolling, sliding, or bouncing.

• bedload

• suspension

• levee

Sediments, such as gravel, sand, silt, and clay, deposited by flowing water, typically in riverbeds, floodplains, and deltas.

• suspension

• alluvium

• divide

An area of land where all water that falls on it drains to a common outlet, such as a river, lake, or ocean

• watershed

• Oxbow Lake

• V-shaped Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A curve or bend in a river or stream.

• tributary

• levee

• meander