Water Cycle
What provides the energy for the water cycle?
The sun
In the lower course what process is most dominant
deposition
What occurs when wind, water, ice, and gravity moves soil and rock from one place to another
erosion
A river is a stream that has many _______________.
tributaries
Levees and deltas are usually found here.
lower course
What is the definition of the water cycle?
The nonstop movement of water between the air, land, and oceans.
Fast-flowing rivers that have rapids and waterfalls, and usually are narrow and deep are known as happens in this stage of the rivers.
youthful
What is the land that is drained by a river system called?
This is the point where two rivers meet.
confluence
The load that bounces along the bottom of a stream is called a:
a. traction
b. saltation
c. dissolved load
b. saltation
What happens when water vapor cools and changes into liquid water drops, forming clouds?
Condensation
Rivers that carry large amounts of water, have eroded rock and soil to make wide channels, and often have tributaries are found in what stage of the river.
mature
This feature forms when a meander is cut off from the main river.
ox- bow lake
This drainage pattern looks like the branches of a tree.
dendritic
Which is NOT something that affects a river over time? a. weather, b. gradient, c. living things in river, d. surroundings
c. living things in the river
What happens when water on Earth is heated by the sun and changes into water vapor?
Evaporation
Name one feature found in the lower course of the river
flood plain, delta, ox bow lake,
What is the material carried by a stream called?
a load
The amount of water that flows in a stream during a given time is called the ___________
discharge
What is another word for rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
precipitation
What happens when water moves through the soil because of gravity?
Percolation
What determines how much load or sediment can be carried by a river?
a. how old it is
b. how deep it is
c. how fast moving it is
c. how fast moving it is
The path that a stream follows is called a ________
channel
Which of the following factors is/are MOST likely to pose a serious threat to the rivers of the Caribbean
landslides
lumbering
fishing practices
factory waste
landslides
What force has changed Earth's surface the MOST over time?
water