In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: Definition: body of rock that is permeable to allow for wells and springs Term: aridDefinition: region with low precipitation that does not agriculture without irrigation Term: Definition: the of a channel Term: canalDefinition: constructed open for transporting water Term: channelDefinition: area that continuously flowing water confined by banks/streambed Term: Definition: change of state in which gas becomes by cooling Term: Definition: the point at rivers meet Term: Definition: to make impure or unclean by contact or Term: Definition: a mouth with sediments causing the main channel to split into smaller channels Term: depletionDefinition: is consumed within a service area and no longer available Term: depthDefinition: the measurement of the of water in the river Term: dischargeDefinition: the amount of passing a specific point at a given time Term: drainage Definition: the land that is by a river and its tributaries Term: Definition: removing sediments from waterways to make them and wider Term: Definition: periods of usual precipitation causing a serious hydrological imbalance Term: erosionDefinition: the wearing away of the bed and of the river Term: evaporationDefinition: physical process by which a liquid/solid is transformed to the state Term: evapotranspirationDefinition: water by plant tissues and evaporated from water bodies Term: flash Definition: sudden flood of great , usually caused by a heavy rain Term: flood Definition: the wide, flat floor of a river valley consisting of deposited by the river Term: flowDefinition: the amount of water passing a particular point in a or river Term: Definition: subsurface and underground streams Term: groundwater Definition: the upper level of the water Term: hydrographDefinition: a showing stream discharge over time Term: Definition: the movement of water through the soil into the soil Term: Definition: when water is absorbed and collected by (store) Term: kinetic Definition: comes from the movement of the Term: Definition: a movement of mass down a steep slope Term: Definition: the particles of rock carried by a Term: Definition: the of a stream channel, usually in an erodible alluvial valley Term: Definition: where a ends, at a lake or the sea Term: Definition: the downward movement of water through the soil to a table Term: Definition: the capability of soil or geologic formations to transmit water Term: potential Definition: a still body of water above sea level has a certain of stored energy Term: precipitationDefinition: an input where water is introduced to the basin system Term: Definition: water that flows over the ground and reaches a stream resulting from /snowmelt Term: salinityDefinition: the concentration of mineral salts dissolved in Term: sedimentDefinition: small fragments of rock and soil that form Term: Definition: the combined processes of soil , transport and deposition Term: Definition: the liquid from domestic, commercial, and industrial establishments Term: Definition: substrate particles smaller than sand and than clay Term: sourceDefinition: where a river starts, usually in the - spring Term: surface runoff/overland Definition: water moves across the surface of the earth becoming a Term: surface Definition: the total volume of water held on the 's surface Term: transportationDefinition: to move objects or from one place to another Term: tributaryDefinition: small river that joins the main channel Term: velocityDefinition: the speed of the water Term: washDefinition: to , erode, remove, or destroy by the action of moving water Term: cycleDefinition: the where water is constantly moving above, on or below the earth’s Term: watershedDefinition: the highland separating one basin from another |
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