This Grade 5 science worksheet examines how water moves through watersheds and is stored underground. Students will trace river flow toward oceans, identify glaciers as frozen freshwater storage, and learn about aquifers holding groundwater beneath the surface. Through fill-in-the-blank exercises and a matching activity, learners connect terms like tributary, drainage divide, and infiltration to real-world water systems supporting drinking water and agriculture across continents.
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Earth's Systems: Water and Weather
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. An area of land where all water drains into the same river is a watershed.
2. Most rivers eventually flow downhill until they reach the ocean.
3. Large frozen rivers of ice that store fresh water are called glaciers.
4. Underground layers of rock that hold water are called aquifers.
5. Water beneath Earth's surface, stored in soil and rock, is called groundwater.
6. When glaciers melt, sea level rises around the world's coastlines.
7. The boundary that separates two watersheds is called a drainage divide.
8. Streams and rivers that feed into a larger river are called tributaries.
9. Rain that soaks into the ground rather than running off becomes groundwater.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Watershed
→ Land area draining into one river
Land area draining into one river
Glacier
→ Slow-moving river of frozen ice
Slow-moving river of frozen ice
Aquifer
→ Underground rock layer storing water
Underground rock layer storing water
Tributary
→ Smaller stream feeding a larger river
Smaller stream feeding a larger river
Earth's Systems: Water and Weather
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) An area of land where all water drains into the same river is a watershed.
2) Most rivers eventually flow downhill until they reach the ocean.
3) Large frozen rivers of ice that store fresh water are called glaciers.
4) Underground layers of rock that hold water are called aquifers.
5) Water beneath Earth's surface, stored in soil and rock, is called groundwater.
6) When glaciers melt, sea level rises around the world's coastlines.
7) The boundary that separates two watersheds is called a drainage divide.
8) Streams and rivers that feed into a larger river are called tributaries.
9) Rain that soaks into the ground rather than running off becomes groundwater.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Watershed
→ Land area draining into one river
Land area draining into one river
Glacier
→ Slow-moving river of frozen ice
Slow-moving river of frozen ice
Aquifer
→ Underground rock layer storing water
Underground rock layer storing water
Tributary
→ Smaller stream feeding a larger river
Smaller stream feeding a larger river
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