Earth's Water
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- INDIAN OCEAN
- Borders Eastern Africa, western Australia, southern Asia, Antarctica
- ATLANTIC OCEAN
- borders western Europe, western Africa, Antarctica, eastern North and South America; next to Georgia
- ARCTIC OCEAN
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An ocean around the North Pole; bordering nothern Europe, Asia, N. America;
the smallest ocean;
very cold - SOUTHERN OCEAN
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borders Antarctica and extending from 60° latitude;
this fifth ocean was recognized by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 - PACIFIC OCEAN
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The biggest ocean;
Borders eastern Asia, northeastern Australia, Antarctica, and western North and South America - AMAZON RIVER
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In South America; flows into the Atlantic Ocean;
3,915 miles long; waters are 4 colors depending on the surroundings: blue, black, white, brown - NILE RIVER
- Longest River in the world;4,157 miles long; in Northeast Africa; used for agriculture, navigation, and power,
- BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER
- In India; empties into the Bay of Bengal; 1,800 miles long
- MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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Longest river in North America, 2,350 miles long;
14 longest river in the world;
Empties ito the Gulf of Mexico - CONDENSATION
- changing of a gas or vapor into a liquid
- EVAPORATION
- the act of changing a liquid inot a vapor or gas
- FRESH WATER
- the water found in lakes, rivers, and underground deposits, possessing little salt in contrast to the salt water of oceans and seas.
- TRANSPIRATION
- the loss of water vapor from a plant
- PRECIPITATION
- water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- WATER VAPOR
- water in a gaseous state