THE FACTS
WATERFALLS
WATER CYCLE
RIVERS
RANDOM
100
What is the valley called with almost vertical sides? (Starts with a G)
Gorge
100
What is the first step in the water cycle when there is body of water.
Evaporation
100
What is the world's longest river?
Amazon
100
Where is Miss fevery from?
Canada
200
What are the 2 named falls in Niagara
Horseshoe Falls & American Falls
200
What is the name of the top layer that a river erodes?
Hard Rock
200
Name 2 different types of percipitation
rain, snow, fog
200
What do we call the place where the river starts?
source
300
What was the highest Waterfall in the world?
Angel Waterfall in South America
300
What is formed at the bottom of a waterfall?
Plunge Pool
300
Explain what transpiration is.
the transfer of water from plants into water vapour in the air
300
What is the mouth of a river?
Where the river flows into the sea of sometimes lake
400
What two countries is Niagara Falls located on
Canada and US
400
What is the first thing that happens to create a waterfall
Soft rock is worn away
400
Name one way water is transferred from land to see?
surface water or ground water
400
What is it called where 2 rivers join? Starts with a c
confluence
500
How high is the High Force Falls in North England
20 m
500
Explain the meaning of the term undercutting
The position of the falls moves back
500
What is it called when water vapour turns back into liquid?
condensation
500
What is a water basin?
Area of land drained by a river
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