vocab

runoff

• the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.

• a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result.

• occurs when there is more water than land can absorb.

• All of the above

watershed

• an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

• a land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, and eventually to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean.

• an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs.

• all of the above

divide

• separate or be separated into parts.

• disagree or cause to disagree.

• the elevated boundary separating areas that are drained by different river systems.

• a wide divergence between two groups, typically producing tension or hostility.

solution

• an action or process of solving a problem.

• a homogeneous mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent.

• a set of values of the variables that satisfies an equation.

• all of the above

suspension

• all of the above

• the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect

• a heterogeneous mixture of a finely distributed solid in a liquid

• the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is cushioned from road conditions.

bed load

• to lay on a load of beds

• the sediment which is in almost continuous contact with the bed, carried forward by rolling, sliding or hopping.

• all of the above

• the discharge of sediment particles which are too heavy to be suspended by the turbulent action of the flow

discharge

• the volumetric amount of water carried by a body of water per unit time and is commonly expressed in units of cubic feet per second (cfs) or liters per second (lps).

• he action of discharging someone from a hospital or from a job.

• the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance.

• allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined.

flood

• all of the above

• cover or submerge (a place or area) with water.

• an outpouring of tears or emotion.

• An overflow of water onto normally dry land

floodplains

• an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding

• an area of low, flat land near a river that often floods when the level of the river rises and flows over its sides.

• allow floodwaters to spread out and temporarily store excess water

• all of the above