WorksheetsiGCSE Water Cycle and Drainage Basins
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries).
Watershed
Drainage Basin
Confluence
Water table
Drainage basins are separated by ………………………….
Watersheds
Water tables
Walls
Communities
The section labelled A is known as the
watershed
source
tributary
mouth
The section labelled D is known as the
river valley
main stream
tributary
spring
What is the name of the area labelled C?
(a)
What is the name of the area labelled B?
(a)
What is the hydrological cycle?
The total amount of water on the planet measured in cubic meters.
The movement of water around and around from sea to atmosphere to land.
The daily evaporation, condensation and precipitation of water in the atmosphere.
When an area is fully saturated with water and can absorb no more.
Which of the following is an input in the hydrological cycle
Precipitation
Condensation
Percolation
Stem flow
As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation
Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation
Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation
What is it called when water flows vertically through cracks and joints in the bedrock?
groundwater flow
percolation
through flow
infiltration
What is called when water flows vertically down into pores and percolines in the soil?
infiltration
stemflow
percolation
interception
