8.13: Earth's Fresh Water- Challenge 2

1. A stream meets a large body of standing water at ___.

base level

2. Most rivers have a number of ___ that meet to form larger streams that make up the main river.

tributaries

3. ___ exist along rivers where overflow goes during flooding.

Floodplains

4. Large lakes are similar to the ocean, because they have ___ and currents.

tides

5. Large lakes alter ___ by increasing snow downwind.

weather

6. The water in Crater Lake in Oregon fills ___.

a caldera on Mt. Mazama

7. Humans build ___ to prevent rivers from bursting their banks during flooding.

levees

8. Plants reduce flooding by ___.

slowing rainwater down so it doesn't hit the ground all at once

9. A levee that protects a portion of land near a river from flooding ___.

may cause flooding upstream or downstream

10. ___ glaciers are large ice sheets that cover relatively flat ground.

Continental

11. ___ glaciers are found on tall mountains.

Alpine

12. Glaciers are a valuable resource, because ___.

they are a source of water in the summer