River (noun): is a continuously

moving body of water that flows

into an ocean, a sea or another
river.
Tributary (noun): is a river that flows into another river
(and not the sea)
River basin(noun): is the area occupied by the main river and it
tributaries.
Meanders: the bends in a river.
Estuary: the area where fresh water and salt water mix at
the mouth of a river.
Delta: when a lot of sediment accumulates near the mouth a delta
forms. It is an area of low, flat land where a river divides into lots of
smaller channels before flowing into the sea.
Alluvial plain: a flat plain formed by the deposition of sediment from
rivers.
Sediment: a natural material, like sand or clay, that is eroded and
then transported by water or wind.
Flow: is the amount of water that a river carries.
Lakes: are permanent masses of water that have accumulated in
inland basins
Inland sea: is a lake that contains saltwater.
Groundwater: is water that is stored beneath the earth’s surface.
Aquifer: is a larger store of underground water
Glaciers: are masses of ice created by the accumulation of snow.
Icebergs: are masses of floating ice.
Oceans: are huge masses of water that surround the continents,
and separate them from each other.
Seas: are smaller than oceans, and are partly enclosed by land.
Salinity: the amount of salt in water.
Ocean currents: are large masses of water that cross the oceans
in a similar way to rivers.
Tides: are the daily rise and fall of the water level in oceans and seas.
Waves: are movements of the surface of the water caused by the wind.
1) River (noun): is a continuously moving body of water that flows into an ocean, a sea or
another river.
2) Tributary (noun): is a river that flows into another river (and not the sea)
3) River basin(noun): is the area occupied by the main river and it tributaries.
4) Meanders: the bends in a river.
5) Estuary: the area where fresh water and salt water mix at the mouth of a river.

VOCABULARY UNIT 3
6) Delta: when a lot of sediment accumulates near the mouth a delta forms. It is an area of
low, flat land where a river divides into lots of smaller channels before flowing into the sea.
7) Alluvial plain: a flat plain formed by the deposition of sediment from rivers.
8) Sediment: a natural material, like sand or clay, that is eroded and then transported by water
or wind.
9) Flow: is the amount of water that a river carries.
10) Lakes: are pemanent mases of water that have accumulated in inland basins.
11) Inland sea: is a lake that contains saltwater.
12) Groundwater: is water that is stored beneath the earth’s surface.
13) Aquifer: is a larger store of underground water.
14) Glaciers: are mases of ice created by the accumulation of snow.
15) Icebergs: are masses of floating ice.
16) Oceans: are huge masses of water that surround the continents, and separate them from
each other.
17) Seas: are smaller than oceans, and are partly enclosed by land.
18) Salinity: the amount of salt in water.
19) Ocean currents: are large mases of water that cross the oceans in a similar way to rivers.
20) Tides: are the daily rise and fall of the water level in oceans and seas.
21) Waves: are movements of the surface of the water caused by the wind.