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Different
Bodies of
Water

Submitted To:
Ma. Cleo E. Evalla

Submitted By:
Peter Ferdinand DC Estrada
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BROOKS-Brooks are small waterways with many functions.

Brooks are waterways that have a current and are smaller than
rivers. According to its definition, its catchment area is from 10
sq km to 100 sq km, but smaller bodies of water with constant
waterflow and where fish occur are also considered as brooks.
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LAKE- A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land.

There are millions of lakes in the world. They are found on
every continent and in every kind of environment—in
mountains and deserts, on plains, and near seashores. Lakes
vary greatly in size.
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RIVER- A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill

from the force of gravity. A river can be wide and deep, or
shallow enough for a person to wade across.
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BAY- A bay is a body of water partially surrounded by land. A

bay is usually smaller and less enclosed than a gulf. The mouth
of the bay, where meets the ocean or lake, is typically wider
than that of a gulf. In naming bays and gulfs, people have not
always made these distinctions.
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SEA - A sea is a large body of salty water. There are particular

seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the ocean, the
wider body of seawater. Particular seas are either marginal
seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea (e.g. the
Mediterranean Sea), or certain large, nearly landlocked,
saltwater lakes (e.g. the Caspian Sea).
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OCEAN – An ocean is a continuous body of salt water that is

contained in an enormous basin on Earth's surface.
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WATERFALL - Waterfall is any point in a river or stream where

water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops.
Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a
tabular iceberg or ice shelf.