Water Runoff

Something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams.

• groundwater

• runoff

• precipitation

• hydrosphere

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The continuous circular process in which water evaporates, condenses, precipitates or falls back to earth, and returns to the ocean in runoffs or streams.

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• condensation

• hydrologic cycle

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It is a variety of ways liquid water moves across land such as through rivers and streams.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface Runoff

• Infiltration

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An area of land that catches all of the precipitation and surface runoff in an area?

• water table

• reservoir

• watershed

• aquifer

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

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Match the following processes with their correct descriptions.

• What is called when water moves across the surface of the land and into rivers, lakes, and oceans?

• Infiltration

• What is called when water soaks into the soil from the ground level and moves underground?

• Runoff

• What is the process called when water collects in large bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans?

• Transpiration

• What is the process called when water vapor is released from plants into the atmosphere?

• Accumulation

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What is a watershed?

• Watershed is when water runs down a hill

• watershed is when runoff and groundwater drain into a body of water.

• watershed is when water falls from the sky

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What is the process by which water flows over the surface of the ground, often into rivers and lakes?

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

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Which of the following factors can increase water runoff in an area?

• Increased vegetation

• Steeper slopes

• Permeable soil

• Low rainfall

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What is the primary cause of water runoff in urban areas?

• High evaporation rates

• Impermeable surfaces

• Dense vegetation

• Low population density