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Water cycle
Rivers
Under ground
previously
100
what is a tide
the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water
100
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail what are the four known types of precipitation
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail
100
What is a load
the materials carried by a stream
100
what is a stalactite made of
calcium carbonate
100
What is 60 percent of our water usage
bathing flushing and laundry
200
What is a white cap
the bubbles in the crest of a breaking wave
200
What is a runoff
precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers.
200
What is an old river
an old river has low gradient and little erosive energy.
200
What is it called when a stalactite and stalagmite meet
drip stone column
200
What are the three plate boundary
divergent convergent and transform
300
longshore currents transport sediment a) to the open ocean b) along the shore c) only during low tide d) only during high tide
b
300
What is the five steps of the water cycle
precipitation, percolation, runoff, evaporation, and condensation
300
What is discharge
the amount of water that a stream or river carries in a given amount of time
300
What does a stalactite form in
caves
300
What was it called when all of the continents were connected
Pangaea
400
What is undertow
a subsurface current that is near shore and that pulls objects out to sea
400
What is percolation
downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity
400
What is a water shed
the area of land that that is drained by a water system
400
What is a sink hole
when the water table is lower than the level of a cave and the cave cant be supported by the water underneath
400
What is a cinder cone volcanos eruption like
moderately explosive
500
What is a jet stream
a narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
500
What part of the water cycle would a alluvial fan possibly happen
a runoff
500
What is a load a) materials carried by a stream B) washshed C)both
a
500
What is a dry well
when the well isn't dug deep to reach the aquifer
500
What is a cast
a type of fossil that forms when sediments fill in the cavity left by a decomposing organism
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