Rivers-Upland and Water cycle Flashcards
What are the 5 parts of the water cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface runoff, transpiration
What exactly happens during the water cycle part 1
The Sun heats up water and changes it to a gas (water vapor) by the process of evaporation, water that evaporates from earths oceans, lake, rivers, and moist soil rises up into the atmosphere. Evaporation also occurs from plants, it is called transpiration
What exactly happens in the water cycle part 2
As water vapor rises high into the atmosphere, it starts to cool and becomes a liquid again. This process is called condensation. When a large amount of water vapor condensed, it results in the formation of clouds
What exactly happens in the water cycle part 3
What the clouds get to much water the let the water fall back to earth. This is called precipitation it takes the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow
What is ground water
It is water that is absorbed into the ground
How does the groundwater get back to lakes?
It gets back using the ‘through flow’
What is surface runoff
Sure face runoff is when water can’t get absorbed into the ground so runs down hills until it gets to a lake
What is permeable and non permeable rock
Impermeable is when it can’t get absorbed into the ground
Permeable rock is when water can get absorbed into it until it is filled
What is infiltration
It is when water seeps into the ground
Where does a river start?
At the source in the upland areas of the mountains
What is a drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area drained by a river and its tributaries
What is a tributary
A tributary is a smaller river joining a larger one
What is the boundary of the drainage basin called?
Watershed
What is the place called when two rivers join together/meet
Confluence
What is abrasion
It is a type of erosion Sand and rock carried by the river
