Rivers Flashcards
What percentage of the earths water is salty
97%
What does water evaporate in from the ocean change into
Water Vapour
What happens after a water vapour cools
Confidence is back into a liquid as droplets
Where is water store in the ground
In the rocks
What describes plants lose moisture to the air through leaves and flowers
Transpiration
How do plants lose moisture to the air
Through their leaves and flowers
Times has water been reused
About 8m
Is the water cycle driven by
Sun
Name the five stages in the water cycle
Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Surface run off Groundwater
What is water shed
The area of high land forming the edge of the river basin
What is the source
Where the river begins
What is the mouth
Where the river meets the sea
What is the tributary
A small river or stream that joins a large river
What is a channel
Where the river flows
What is a drainage basin
The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
Rivers are formed when ………..from…….and …….collects in ……….
Rivers begin in…………
MeltWater Glaciers Rain Drainage basin Mountains
What is the river channel like in the upper course of a river?
Narrow the water is shallow and very fast flowing.
