Watershed Vocabulary

areas that separate watersheds-

• ridges

• divides

• seperators

• tributaries

smaller streams and rivers that flow into larger rivers are called-

• feeders

• deltas

• tributaries

• meanders

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land area that supplies water to a river system

• watershed

• biodiversity

• estuary

• ecosystem

a ridge of land that separates one drainage basin or watershed from another

• turbidity

• marsh

• divide

• stream

The process by which water vapor becomes liquid water in the atmosphere is called:

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Which of the following is a primary factor in determining the boundaries of a watershed?

• Climate

• Vegetation

• Topography

• Soil type

What term describes the area where a river meets the sea, mixing fresh and saltwater?

• Delta

• Estuary

• Tributary

• Watershed

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Which of the following is NOT a component of the water cycle?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

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What is the term for the underground layer of water-bearing rock?

• Aquifer

• Watershed

• Reservoir

• Basin

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Which process is responsible for the movement of water from plants to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Infiltration

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