Lakes Quiz

Match the correct answer with the question.

1. A lake is

A narrow body of water that flows along a certain path

A body of land completely surrounded by water

A body of water completely surrounded by land

2. Lakes were formed thousands of years ago by

Comets

Glaciers

Earthquakes

3. Lakes have

Fresh water

Salt water

Purified water

4. Which of these is not a way lakes were formed?

By volcanic craters

By dams

By lightning

5. Lakes get bigger by:

More rainfall, underground water, and rivers flowing to them

Silt and other materials filling them up, evaporation

6. Lakes get smaller by:

More rainfall, underground water, and rivers flowing to them

Silt and other materials filling them up, evaporation

 

 

 

 

 

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