Water Cycle and Drainage Basin

Question 1

Name key terms in the water cycle to include on the diagram

Answer 1

1. Energy from the Sun heats the surface of the Earth.
2. Evaporation
3. Condensation
4. Clouds
5. Precipitation
6. Infiltration
   7 Transpiration
   8 Surface fun-off

Question 2

What does the water cycle show?

Answer 2

How water moves around between the atmosphere, oceans and rivers

Question 3

what process occurs when water changes from a gas to a liquid?

Answer 3

Condensation

Question 4

What is evaporation?

Answer 4

Liquid changes to gas. Water is evaporated from oceans, rivers, lakes, etc

Question 5

What is condensation?

Answer 5

Gas to liquid. ccurs when water vapour is turned back into water droplets as it cools down. Clouds are formed.

Question 6

what is precipitation?

Answer 6

occurs as water droplets get bigger and heavier they begin to fall as rain, snow and sleet, etc.

Question 7

what is transpiration?

Answer 7

Transfer of water from plants into vapour in the air. The transfer of water from lakes to the air is evaporation.

Question 8

what type of flow is a is also called a river?

Answer 8

Surface run off

Question 9

What is a river basin?

Answer 9

A river basin or drainage basin is an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries. The edge of the drainage basin is known as the watershed. This can be compared to a sink or basin, which catches the water falling into it. The water travels towards the centre and leaves the sink through a plug hole. In a similar way, the water flowing through the river will eventually leave the river basin through its mouth and enter the sea or a lake.

Question 10

What is the watershed?

Answer 10

edge of the drainage basin.

Question 11

What is the start of a river called?

Answer 11

The source

Question 12

What is the end of a river called?

Answer 12

The mouth