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rivers

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the starting point of a river

source

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the wide mouth of a river, where the river water and sea water mix

estuary

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where it flows into a lake, or the sea

mouth

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flat land around a river that gets flooded when the river overflows

floodplain

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low land, with higher land on each side; it was carved out by a river or glacier

valley

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the dividing line between one river basin and the next - usually a ridge of land

watershed

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a river that flows into a larger one

tributary

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where two rivers join

confluence

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the land from which water drains into the river

river basin

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this water is held in rock, underground

groundwater

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the name for water in gas form

water vapour

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when water soaks down through the ground

infiltration

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a longer name for rainfall

precipitation

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the process that turns water into a gas

evaporation

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the process that turns water gas into water

condensation

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does not let water pass through

impermeable

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