Water On The Land

Question 1

Wetlands

Answer 1

Low lying area which is covered by water for a lot of the year- provides a habitat for a lot of plats and animals.

Question 2

Tributary

Answer 2

A river or stream that feed into another

Question 3

Precipitation

Answer 3

Rain, snow, hail etc .

Question 4

Infiltration

Answer 4

Water going into the soils.

Question 5

Through flow

Answer 5

The movement of water through the soil

Question 6

Transpiration

Answer 6

Plats giving off water though the pores in their leaves

Question 7

Abrasion

Answer 7

The rivers load rubbing against the side of the river

Question 8

Attrition

Answer 8

The rivers load rubbing against each other until they become sand and silt sized particles.

Question 9

Traction

Answer 9

Large boulders rolling along the river bed.

Question 10

Saltation

Answer 10

Pebbles bouncing along the river bed

Question 11

Suspension

Answer 11

Sand and silt sized particles being carried

Question 12

Solution

Answer 12

Dissolved minerals from rocks such as limestone

Question 13

Amount of load carried depends on:

Answer 13

Volume of water
Velocity
Rock types

Question 14

Head waters

Answer 14

The source of the river which can be from the under ground springs or mountain snow

Question 15

More potential energy leads to:

Answer 15

More vertical erosion

Question 16

Formation of waterfalls

Answer 16

Hard rock over soft rock.
Hydronic action and corrosion erodes soft rock quicker.
Undercut leads to over hanging hard rock.
Can lead to gorge

Question 17

Levees

Answer 17

River bursts its banks and due to more friction the velocity drops. The rivers load is then deposited into the flood plain.

Question 18

What graphs are use to display base flow and storm flow

Answer 18

Hydrographs

Question 19

Water deficit

Answer 19

Not enough water

Question 20

Water surplus

Answer 20

Enough and spare water