Quiz on Identifying Water Bodies

Which of the following is a natural water body that flows into a larger one?

• Lake

• Pond

• Bay

• River

What is a shallow coastal inlet separated from the ocean by a natural barrier?

• Fjord

• Waterfall

• Reservoir

• Lagoon

What do you call a narrow water path that connects two larger bodies of water?

• Creek

• Strait

• Lake

• Ocean

What is a small stream or tributary that flows into a larger body of water?

• Waterfall

• Creek

• Bay

• Lagoon

What is a small body of standing water typically surrounded by land?

• River

• Pond

• Creek

• Gulf

Which of these is a partially enclosed coastal body of water connected to a larger one?

• Creek

• River

• Lagoon

• Bay

What is a large body of water partially enclosed by land with a narrow entrance from the ocean?

• Gulf

• Cove

• Lake

• Sea

What is a large body of saltwater partially bounded by land but smaller than an ocean?

• River

• Sea

• Creek

• Lagoon

Which water body is a small sheltered bay or coastal inlet with a narrow entrance?

• Creek

• Bay

• Cove

• Lagoon

What is a natural or artificial cascade of water flowing over a vertical drop?

• Fjord

• Lagoon

• Waterfall

• Creek