Watersheds/Groundwater/Cycles

The supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface.

• watershed
• mouth
• headwaters
• groundwater

An area of land that drains into a body of water.

• mouth
• point-source pollution
• watershed
• headwaters

What determines the shape of a watershed?

• the size of the river
• the amount of precipitation
• the wind direction
• the shape of the land

Most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from the

• Earth's core
• Equator
• Sun
• Earth's oceans

The change of water from a liquid to a gas.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

The release of moisture by living plants.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

The change of water from a vapor to a liquid.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

The flow of water from land into a body of water.

• groundwater
• headwaters
• run-off
• infiltration

We all live in a watershed.

• True
• False