EARTH'S WATER

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Social Science 4º Mind Map on EARTH'S WATER, created by Blanca Francisco on 22/02/2022.
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Mind Map by Blanca Francisco, updated 9 months ago
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EARTH'S WATER
  1. OCEANS AND SEAS
    1. Oceans are enormous areas of salt water.
      1. There are 5 oceans.
        1. Seas are smaller than oceans
          1. Seas form part of oceans.
          2. LAKES
            1. large bodies of water completely surronded by land
              1. Most contain fresh water
                1. Some of salt water
                2. RIVERS
                  1. It's a flowing stream of salt water
                    1. stages of a river
                      1. Upper course
                        1. Source
                          1. water flows quickly
                            1. river is smaller
                            2. Middle course
                              1. river gets bigger and wider
                                1. river begins to slow down
                                2. Lower course
                                  1. river becomes wider
                                    1. water flows more slowly
                                      1. Mouth
                                  2. AQUIFERS
                                    1. groundwater collects in layers of rock
                                      1. spring
                                        1. well
                                          1. porous rock
                                          2. GLACIERS
                                            1. thick masses of ice that cover large areas of land
                                              1. near the North and the South Poles
                                                1. snow accumulates and becomes compact
                                                2. WATER CYCLE
                                                  1. the movement of the water between the hydrosphere, atmosphere and geosphere
                                                    1. Evaporation
                                                      1. water is heated by the sun
                                                      2. Condensation
                                                        1. water vapour rises and condensates
                                                        2. Precipitation
                                                          1. water droplets from clouds fall
                                                          2. Collection
                                                            1. water collects in rivers, lakes, aquifers...
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