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Runoff (20 Qs)
Term | Definition |
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graph | to write |
graphy | to describe |
topo | a place |
topography | to describe a place |
precipitation | (water) that dives down (from the sky) |
groundwater | precipitation that soaks into the ground |
spring | groundwater that leaks out and becomes runoff |
run | to flow |
off | away from |
runoff | precipitation that flows on the surface of the earth |
brook | step across runoff |
creek | jump across runoff |
stream | wade across runoff |
small river | swim across runoff |
large river | boat across runoff |
shed | to divide |
watershed | a ridge that divides runoff |
tributary | a smaller runoff that flows into a larger runoff |
confluence | runoffs of the same size that join together |
distributary (delta) | a larger runoff that splits into smaller ones at the mouth |