Rivers and Flooding 1 Flashcards

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What is Condensation?

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A gas becoming a liquid.

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What does Dense mean?

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Crowded close together.

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What is Evaporation?

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A liquid becoming a gas.

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What is a Hydrological cycle?

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The movement of water between rivers,oceans atmosphere and land.

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What does Impermeable mean?

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A substance which fluids are unable to pass through.

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What does Intercept mean?

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To interrupt the movement of something.

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What is a Mouth?

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The place where a river meets the sea.

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What is a Percolation?

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When water moves downwards through the soil.

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What is Precipitation?

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Moisture that falls from the air to the ground.

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What is a River Basin

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The area drained by a river.

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What does Saturated mean?

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Unable to contain any more liquid.

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What is a Store?

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Supplies or stocks of something.

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What is a Through flow?

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When rainfall or water flows through the land.

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What is Transfering?

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When something is moved from one place to another.

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What is a Tributary?

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A small river that joins the main river channel.

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What is a Water Shed?

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The place that divides two river basins.