FLOWING WATER REVIEW

Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called

• evaporation

• transpiration

• infiltration

• precipitation

Balance in the water budget means

• water that falls to the Earth only enters the ocean

• annual precipitation is equal to evaporation

• the amount of water that evaporates from the Earth surface remain in the atmosphere forever

• the amount of water that falls to Earth weighs the same as that which condenses

The unending circulation of Earth's water supply refers to the

• carbon cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• water balance

• water cycle

______________ is a traditional flood control method to keep the stream's flow within its channel

• artificial cut offs

• flood control dams

• meander

• artificial levee

the suspended load of a stream __________________

• is deposited before the bed load

• consists of dissolved substances

• moves along the bottom of the stream by rolling

• consists of sand, silt and clay sized particles

which of the following is deposited FIRST in a stream channel?

• clay particles

• gravel sized particles

• sand and silt

• dissolved load

when stream discharge increases __________________

• velocity decreases, width and depth increases

• velocity, width and depth all increase

• velocity, width and depth all decrease

• velocity increases, width and depth decreases

What is a watershed?

• Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
• the shape of the land determined by elevation
• A natural stream of water of considerable  volume
• a river and all its tributaries

What is a divide?

• a natural stream of water of considerable volume
• a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
• small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
• a body of fresh water found in low lying areas

Define tributaries

• small rivers or streams that flow into a large river or stream
• a natural stream of water of considerable volume
• precipitation that flows over the land to streams
• a continuous ridge that separates a watershed