Drainage Basin 10 ALvl

Drainage basins are open systems

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• Water leaves the drainage basin through:

  • ocean

  • evaporation

  • human activities

Multiple Choice

A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system i.e. a river and its tributaries.

• drainage basin

• confluence

• water table

• watershed

Multiple Choice

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools

• heats up

• freezes

• lights up

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow

• air

• clouds

• vapor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes infiltration?

• Rain, snow, sleet or hail

• The process in which water is soaked into the soil and cracks in the earth

• Water moving deep within the ground

• Water vapour turning into water droplets

Multiple Choice

What is the term for water flowing back to the sea over the land.

• Groundwater Flow

• Surface Runoff

• Through Flow

• Infiltration

Multiple Choice

What is it called when trees get in the way of rain reaching the surface?

• Evapotranspiration

• Interception

• Infiltration

• Photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

What does the process of interception do?

• It slows down or prevents some water flowing back to the river

• It stops water completely so it is lost from the system

• It stores water in ice caps

Multiple Choice

What is it called when moisture from plants and leaves is lost to the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Throughflow

• Percolation

Multiple Choice

The movement of water from the soil layer to the rock layer is called...

• Interception

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an INPUT to a drainage basin?

• Surface Runoff

• Evaporation

• Interception

• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a store within the hydrological cycle?

• Soil moisture

• Groundwater flow

• Interception

• A lake