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WorksheetsENV GEO Unit 6 Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 75secs
What is the process of water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
What is the process by which water is released into the atmosphere by plants through their leaves?
Deposition
Infiltration
Transpiration
Evaporation
What is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas and rising into the atmosphere?
Condensation
Deposition
Evaporation
Infiltration
What is the process of water vapor in the atmosphere cooling and changing back into liquid water?
Deposition
Evaporation
Condensation
Percolation
What is the process of water vapor changing directly into ice without first becoming a liquid?
Infiltration
Percolation
Deposition
Transpiration
What is the process of water seeping into the ground and becoming part of the groundwater?
Infiltration
Condensation
Percolation
Evaporation
What is water that is stored in underground aquifers?
Tributary Stream
Runoff-streams
River Mouth
Groundwater
What is the movement of water over the land surface and into streams and rivers?
Streams
River Mouth
Runoff-streams
River Delta
What is the process by which plants absorb water from the soil through their roots?
Plant uptake
Basin
Glacier
Tributary Stream
What is a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land?
River Delta
Glacier
Tributary Stream
Basin
What is a low-lying area where water from higher elevations collects?
Stream Erosion
River Delta
Basin
River Mouth
What is the process by which flowing water wears away the land?
River Delta
River Mouth
Stream Erosion
River
What are flat areas near rivers that are covered with water during floods?
Hydraulic Sorting
Bedrock
Silt
Flood Plains
What is the maximum rate at which soil can absorb water?
Bedrock
Silt
Flash Floods
Infiltration Capacity
What are sudden, intense floods that occur within a few hours or minutes?
Silt
Infiltration Capacity
Flash Floods
Bedrock
