Rivers

An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries is?

• watershed

• confluence

• drainage basin

A point where two rivers meet is a ...

• watershed

• drainage basin

• confluence

A raised area of land separating two or more river systems is ...

• Watershed

• drainage basin

• confluence

a branch of the main river is ...

• watershed

• tributary

• drainage basin

Melting snow that feeds a river is an

• output

• store

• input

More vegetation cover causes infiltration to ...

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

A steep gradient causes infiltration to

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

through fall is

• water flowing close to the surface

• water flowing above the water table

• water falling between the trees

Surface run-off refers to water

• flowing beneath the surface

• on the surface

• in the stream channel

Evapotranspiration refers to water

• given off by the soil

• water given off by plants

• water evaporated from rocks