Rivers Y7

When water heats up and turns to water vapour, it is called what?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

What is another word for rainfall, snow, sleet, and hail beginning with P

What is infiltration?

• When water runs over the surface.

• When water soaks through soils and rocks.

• When it rains.

If a rock doesn't let water soak through it, it is _______________?

• Permeable

• Impermeable

What is the longest river in the world?

How wide is the Mississippi River?

Which 3 of these are types of river erosion?

• Hydraulic action

• Attrition

• Transpiration

• Abrasion

How many courses of a river are there?

What is an area of land that is drained by one river called?

• Drainage basin

• Meander

• Watershed

• Wash basin

What shape valley do rivers create?

• U-shaped

• W-shaped

• R-shaped

• V-shaped