Geo Ch. 3 and 4 Part II

The whole region drained by a river and its tributaries is called a(n) ______________________ or drainage basin.

• Forest

• Watershed

• reservoir

• wetlands

A(n) _________________________forms where a river meets an inlet, or small arm, of the sea.

• Estuary

• Wetland

• watershed

• reservoir

. A(n) _______________________is any landscape that is covered with water for at least part of the year, such as bogs, coastal marshes, and wooded swamps.

• Estuary

• wetland

• watershed

• reservoir

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas is known as _______________________.

Think about the process of how liquid water becomes clouds.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• rain

• all of the above

There are four common forms of ______________________ rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• evaporation

• all of the above

An increase in __________________________or the height on Earth's surface above sea level, causes a drop in temperature.

• Temperature

• Water level

• elevation

• mountains

The ______________________________effect occurs when moist air pushes against a mountain.

• Mountain

• Climate

• orographic

• monolithic

The side of a mountain facing away from the wind is the mountain's _____________________ side.

• Ocean

• Warmer

• leeward

• westward

Twisting spirals of air known as _______________________ affect relatively small areas but can destroy almost anything in their path.

• Hurricanes

• monsoons

• tornadoes

• typhoons

The most powerful and destructive tropical cyclones are known as ___________________________.

• tornadoes

• monsoons

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes