Rivers and Flooding 1 Flashcards
What is Condensation?
A gas becoming a liquid.
What does Dense mean?
Crowded close together.
What is Evaporation?
A liquid becoming a gas.
What is a Hydrological cycle?
The movement of water between rivers,oceans atmosphere and land.
What does Impermeable mean?
A substance which fluids are unable to pass through.
What does Intercept mean?
To interrupt the movement of something.
What is a Mouth?
The place where a river meets the sea.
What is a Percolation?
When water moves downwards through the soil.
What is Precipitation?
Moisture that falls from the air to the ground.
What is a River Basin
The area drained by a river.
What does Saturated mean?
Unable to contain any more liquid.
What is a Store?
Supplies or stocks of something.
What is a Through flow?
When rainfall or water flows through the land.
What is Transfering?
When something is moved from one place to another.
What is a Tributary?
A small river that joins the main river channel.
