Ten Water Words
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. flow
A. A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
2. waves
B. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
3. whirlpool
C. Rolling swells on the sea
4. crest
D. A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
5. waterfall
E. The motion characteristic of fluids
6. glacier
F. A powerful circular current of water
7. tsunami
G. A place where a river or stream drops over a steep edge.
8. typhoon
H. A slowly moving mass of ice