Rivers

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

• source

• triutaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

• drainage basin

• mouth

• tributaries

• source

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are three things that rivers do naturally?

• a.erode, transport, and deposit
• b. dissolve, precipitate, sublime
• c. evaporate, percolate, infiltrate
• d.none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What landform can you see in the picture?

• Meanders

• Rapids

• Estuary

• V shaped valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the land next to the river called and how would you describe it?

• Floodplain, steep land next to the river.

• Floodplain, flat land next to the river.

• Floodplain, flat land away from the river.

• Floodplain, flat land on top of the river.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a watershed?

• Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
• the shape of the land determined by elevation
• A natural stream of water of considerable  volume
• a river and all its tributaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4