River Systems and Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

What is a fan-shaped deposit that forms where a stream enters a larger body of water?

• Levee

• Alluvial fan

• Delta

• Floodplain

Which of the following is NOT a part of a river system?

• Aquifer

• Divide

• Watershed

• Tributary

What is the term for the total loss of water from an area?

• Desalination

• Condensation

• Evapotranspiration

• Precipitation

What is the term for the change of state from a gas to a liquid?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is the term for the materials carried by a stream?

• Sediment

• Alluvium

• Debris

• Stream load

What is the process called when a stream from one watershed is captured by another?

• Stream piracy

• Watershed diversion

• Stream capture

• Headward erosion

What is the term for a winding pattern of wide curves in a river?

• Braided stream

• Meander

• Oxbow lake

• Delta

What is the term for a stream or river composed of multiple channels?

• Delta

• Meandering stream

• Braided stream

• Oxbow lake

What is the term for the area of land drained by a river system?

• Divide

• Floodplain

• Tributary

• Watershed