Unit 2 Test

Front

When surface currents meet continents, they ___?

Back

Are deflected (change paths)

Front

What do you call any substance that dissolves another substance?

Back

Solvent

Front

When leaves release water into the atmosphere, this is called_________.

Back

Transpiration

Front

A smaller stream that feeds into a river is called...?

Back

Tributary

Front

This occurs when water flows from higher ground to lower ground due to the pull of gravity.

Back

Run-off

Front

What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid water called?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What do you call the area of land that drains into a river or lake?

Back

Watershed

Front

What is the term for the water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the name of the underground layer of water-bearing rock?

Back

Aquifer