Water Cycle
Water circulating from the land to the sky and back again
Water Cycle
What is a river?
A stream with many tributaries.
How many types of rivers are there?
Four: Youthful, Mature, Rejuvenated & Old
Path a stream follows.
Channel
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
What is an example of a river system?
The Mississippi River
Old rivers are wide and ____.
Flat
When wind, water, ice and gravity move soil and rock.
Erosion
Water Flowing over Earths surface into rivers and lakes
Runoff
What is a tributary?
A stream the flows into a lake or larger stream.
Mature rivers have _____ channels.
Wide
Measure of the change in height of a stream.
Gradient
Mass of tiny droplets of water that condensed from the air
Cloud
What is a river system?
A group of streams and rivers that drain an area of land.
Youthful rivers are ______ flowing rivers with _____ gradients.
Fast
High
Material carried by a stream's water.
Evaporation of water through the leaves of plants
Transpiration
What is a watershed?
Land drained by a river system.
Rejuvenated rivers have _____ flowing water with _____ channels and a _____ gradient.
Fast
Deep
Steep
Continuos movement of water between the air, land and oceans.
Water Cycle