River Courses
What is a river course?
The route the river takes
What is the name for the beginning of a river?
True or False: There are 3 main watersheds in Spain.
True!
True or False: The water on Earth is always moving.
True! The water cycle describes this movement.
Where is salt water found?
In seas and oceans!
River courses have how many parts?
What forms/makes rivers?
What is a watershed?
An area of land where all the main rivers drain into the same sea or ocean.
What is a gully?
A course where water only flows after it rains
True or False: The water in seas/oceans is always moving.
True!
What are the names of the three courses of a river?
Upper, Middle and Lower course
Rivers that flow into other rivers are called ________.
Tributaries
What are the names of the watersheds in Spain?
the Cantabrian, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean
What are the four stages of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
What does the gravity of the moon cause?
Tides
In what course do deltas form?
Lower course
Draw and label a rivers' path with as many key words as you can!
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What watershed does the Ebro river drain into?
The Mediterranean!
What is the hydrosphere?
All of the water on Earth!
"The energy of the wind transfers to the water. This forms waves."
Describe what happens at each course of a river.
What is the difference between a watershed and a river basin?
1 - A watershed is an area of land where all the main rivers drain into the same ocean or sea.
2 - A river basin is an area of land that drains into a river
How many main rivers drain into the Cantabrian watershed?
Three! the Navia, the Nalón, and the Nervión.
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What are the two causes of currents?
2. When different temperature water mixes