Bodies of Water and Landforms

What is the hydrologic cycle?

• The water cycle.

• The water held in pores of rocks.

• The system of oceans throughout the world.

• It is the continuous circulation of water between atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth.

Precipitation is ...

• the releasing of water as either rain or snow.

• water vapor condensing in the and forming of clouds.

• the evaporating of water from a large body of water and turning into water vapor.

Evaporation is...

• the releasing of water as either rain or snow.

• water vapor condensing in the sky and forming clouds.

• the evaporating of water from a large body of water and turning into water vapor.

Condensation is...

• the releasing of water as either rain or snow.

• water vapor condensing in the sky and forming clouds.

• The evaporating of water from a large body of water and turning into water vapor.

The Hydrologic Cycle occurs in what order?

• Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation.

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation.

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation.

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.

A volcano is

• a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water.

• a wide, treeless plain

• an opening in the earth, usually raised, through which gases and lava escape from the earth's interior.

• a low region that is saturated with water.

A lowland region that is saturated by water is a

• swamp

• valley

• steppe

• plateau

A steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain is a

• cliff

• mesa

• mountain

• glacier

Natural elevation of the earth's surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill is a

• mountain

• butte

• mesa

• plateau

A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river is a

• marsh

• delta

• oasis

• island