Vocab
What is the starting point of a river called?
MOUTH
What are the steps of the water cycle?
Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation
What river runs through Prague?
Vltava
True or False: Most major European cities were started near rivers
True
What is a narrow valley with deep sides called?
GORGE
When does evaporation occur?
When liquid is heated
Where is the Amazon River located?
South America
True or False: Floodplains are great places to plant crops
True
What is a valley?
An area of lowland between hills or mountains
Most of the world's water is where?
Oceans and Seas
What is the name of the largest river system in Australia?
The Murray River
Where would you find a plunge pool?
At the bottom of a waterfall
What are wide S-shaped bends in a river called?
Meanders
Water cannot pass through what kind of rocks?
IMPERMEABLE
What is the name of the river in London that turned black from pollution?
The River Thames
What is the 2 purposes of a dam?
To catch water and to generate electricity
What is it called when a small river joins a larger river?
Tributary
What is it called when sulfur dioxide and other harmful gasses dissolve in droplets in the atmosphere that fall back to the ground?
Acid Rain
What is the name of the river that runs through Paris?
The River Seine
The Nile ends where?
The Mediterranean Sea