Freshwater 1 - Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology

The drainage basin is an ____ system.

The hydrological cycle is a _______ system.

Drainage basins have inputs, outputs, flows, and _______.

Floatation is a type of...

• erosion

• transportation

• deposition

What is "an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries"?

• watershed

• cryosphere

• drainage basin

• valley

What is the "load" of a river?

• River's weight

• River's velocity

• River's material

• River's cross section

The cryosphere is water stored in ______ form (e.g. ice).

Which of these describes water that flows over the land's surface

• Groundwater flow

• Overland flow

• Through flow

• Surface run-off

What is the term for when water moves from the soil to the rock layer?

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Stem flow

Rocks that allow water to pass through them are known as __________.

• Porous

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Aquitard