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Year 10 Rivers 10.2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The processes whereby energy from the sun turns liquid water into water vapour.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Surface run-off

2.

The processes whereby water vapour turns into liquid water as it cools

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Surface run-off

3.

All forms of water that fall from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Surface run-off

4.

The flow of water of the land.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Surface run-off

5.

As is rains, water is caught on the leaves of trees. This is known as ___________.

a)

precipitation

b)

interception

c)

translocation

d)

influencing

6.

Infiltration is the process where...

a)

... water soaks into the soil from the surface.

b)

... water soaks into the rocks underneath the soil.

c)

... water falls in the form of rain.

d)

... water reaches the sea through a river channel.

7.

Surface runoff is...

a)

water flowing over the land surface.

b)

water flowing through the soil.

c)

water flowing through rock.

8.

Throughflow refers to...

a)

water flowing over the land surface.

b)

water flowing through the soil.

c)

water flowing through rock.

9.

Water that flows through the rocks under ground is referred to as (a)   flow

10.

The point where a river starts is known as...

a)

source

b)

mouth