Land and Water Review

What happens in the water cycle when you have condensation?

• Water gets deposited in the ground.

• Water falls from the sky.

• Water collects in the clouds.

• Water erodes the land.

What is erosion?

• When rocks are broken off a cliff.

• The last phase of the water cycle.

• When water/wind/ice deposits soil to another area.

• When water/wind/ice wears away the land.

What is ground water?

• Extra water that runs off into streams and rivers.

• Water that soaks into the ground below the surface of the soil.

• Water that falls from the sky.

• Water left in our buckets.

Deposition is...

• when rocks, soil, etc. are moved from one place and deposited in a new place.

• when rocks, soil, etc. are worn away.

• when rocks, soil, etc. are absorbed by the land.

• when rocks, soil, etc. evaporate.

A tributary is formed when...

• a lake is formed.

• a smaller stream flows into a larger stream or main stream of water.

• 2 clouds collide.

• clay is mixed with humus.

Which choice is not one we used to make soil in this unit?

• clay

• humus

• gravel

• water

What is the head of a stream?

• Where a stream ends

• Where a stream meets another stream

• Where a stream begins

• Where a stream twists and turns

What is the mouth of a stream?

• Where a stream joins the sea or flows into a larger river (the end).

• The beginning of a stream.

• The middle part of a stream.

• The combination of rock and soil in a stream.

What is one reason people build dams?

• To make the landscape look pretty.

• To protect their pets from rain.

• To help the water cycle.

• To protect the land from flooding.

Precipitation is...

• the first part of the water cycle.

• water released from the clouds.

• collected ground water.

• the mouth of a stream.