Sunday, April 14, 2013

Wed. 4/10

Examples of a Lentic System

Lake: A body of water that's surrounded by land. (sunlight on reaches a small depth)






Pond: A small body of water. (sunlight for a pond reaches all the way down)







Playa Lake: A freshwater lake that's found in the desert that results from rainwater.








Swamp: A forested wetland that's similar to a marsh or bog but has trees.







Marsh: A waterlogged area that has patches of land and grasses dispersed throughout.








Bog: Wetland covered by a thick mat of dead or decomposing plants and mosses.








Reservoir: Man made or naturally occurring body of water that's used for water supply. 




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