Rivers and the Water Cycle

The process in which liquid changes into gas is called...

• condensation

• evaporation

• infiltration

• precipitation

The process in which gas changes into liquid is called...

• condensation

• evaporation

• infiltration

• precipitation

A longer word for rainfall is...

• condensation

• evaporation

• infiltration

• precipitation

What is shown at no.1 on this diagram?

• groundflow

• groundwater flow

• surface runoff

• throughflow

What is shown at no.2 on this diagram?

• groundflow

• groundwater flow

• surface runoff

• throughflow

What is shown at no.3 on this diagram?

• groundflow

• groundwater flow

• surface runoff

• throughflow

Impermeable rock...

• does not let water pass through.

• has lots of cracks and pores.

• is found at the surface of the ground.

• is soft and moist.

What is he starting point of a river called?

• mouth

• foot

• source

• plain

What is he end of a river, where it joins the sea, called?

• mouth

• foot

• source

• plain

A wide river mouth where fresh water mixes with salty water is called a(n)...

• confluence

• estuary

• floodplain

• tributary