Nature and science
Where Water Gathers
Lagoons, estuaries, and the rest of the coastline.
- Teens and up
- Confident · B2
- 12 words
The words
Every word in this set, with what it means. Tap a word to hear it.
- lagoon
- a shallow pool of sea water cut off by sand or reef
- puddle
- a small pool of rainwater on the ground
- fjord
- a long narrow inlet of sea between steep cliffs
- coral
- a hard, rock-like structure built by tiny sea creatures
- geyser
- a hot spring that shoots water high into the air
- estuary
- the wide mouth of a river where it meets the sea
- reef
- a ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the sea
- reservoir
- a large man-made lake that stores water for people to use
- cove
- a small sheltered bay
- fen
- low flat marshy land
- gulf
- a large area of sea partly surrounded by land
- port
- a town by the sea where ships load and unload
