1. The Drainage Basin- A Component Of The Water Cycle

Question 1

Draw and label a Drainage Basin Diagram

Answer 1

Refer to book

Question 2

Draw and label a water cycle diagram

Answer 2

Refer to book

Question 3

Evaporation

Answer 3

The process where water turns to gas

Question 4

Transpiration

Answer 4

When plants absorb water in roots

Question 5

Precipitation

Answer 5

Rain,hail etc.

Question 6

Infiltration

Answer 6

The movement of water into soil

Question 7

Throughflow

Answer 7

Water moving through soil

Question 8

Percolation

Answer 8

Movement of water from soil into bedrock

Question 9

Groundwater flow

Answer 9

Water which is moving through bedrock

Question 10

Surface run-off

Answer 10

Water moving on surface of the land

Question 11

Source

Answer 11

Where a river starts

Question 12

Catchment area

Answer 12

All the rain that falls into the surrounding land area

Question 13

Watershed

Answer 13

Boundary of drainage basin

Question 14

Tributaries

Answer 14

Streams or small rivers that flow into a bigger one

Question 15

Mouth

Answer 15

End of river

Question 16

Confluence

Answer 16

The point where to rivers meet

Question 17

Name an input

Answer 17

Precipitation ie rain

Question 18

Name a process and store

Answer 18

On and in vegetation
Surface
Soil (unsaturated)
Ground (saturated)
River Channel

Question 19

Name an output

Answer 19

Evaporation
Transpiration
Flows out to sea

Question 20

Discharge

Answer 20

The volume of water moving at a certain point in the river