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How does a stream change as it moves from its source towards the ocean?

A stream changes by joining larger bodies of water as it makes it way to the ocean. It begins at the headwaters and then into a tributary river, a river delta, and then to the ocean.


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A stream or other body of water where a river begins is called the rivers?

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A headwater is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates. It is also called the source of the river or stream


What is a stream water?

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Large stream of water that flows across the land?

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What will get bigger and become a river?

A stream or brook can get bigger and become a river.


A stream or other body of water where a river begins?

Rivers normally start on higher ground, perhaps where there is ice melt. The drops gradually join together and become a small stream. The place where a river gets its start is called the source or headwaters.


A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water?

A river is a large stream of fresh water that flows across land and empties into an ocean, lake, or some other body of water.


How is water redirected from a river to lake?

a little bed of water flows and the joins a bigger bed of water, where it joins a stream and then another stream to a bigger stream, then a river which joins a bigger river then goes down to a waterfall where it joins a lake.


The area where a river originates?

The area where a river originates is called its source. It is typically a high elevation location such as a mountain or a glacier where water begins to flow and eventually forms a stream or river. This is the starting point of a river's journey towards its mouth where it empties into a larger body of water.


What is a stream of water cutting through land?

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