Drainage basins

Drainage Basin can best be described as....

• The headwaters of a river near the source

• The total area drained by a river and its tributaries.

• The area that separates two drainage basins

• The segment of a tributary that flows into a river

Surface runoff can best be described as....

• The upper area of the saturated zone

• Water flowing in a river channel

• Water that flows overland before it reaches a river channel

• Water that flows from the river's source

The process by which water enters the soil and rock strata.

• Infiltration

• Insolation

• Saturation

• Base flow

The water table can be best described as...

• Water that occurs below the surface

• The upper level of the saturated zone

• The source of water in dry areas

• The area from which a river system gets its water

What is the energy source for the hydrological cycle?

• the Sun

• the Earth

• water

• the Moon

The hydrological cycle is often described as an _____________ cycle.

• Open

• Leaky

• Spikey

• Closed

What part of the hydrological cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

• cold
• hot
• warm
• solid

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

What is the term for water flowing back to the sea over the land.

• Groundwater Flow

• Surface Runoff

• Through Flow

• Infiltration