GEOGRAPHY KEY TERMS 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRiversWater CycleYears 7-9 (KS3)None Created by: RosiemageeCreated on: 09-10-21 11:56 EVAPORATION -When the sun warms water sources and turns it into water vapour, a gas. 1 of 16 SURFACE WATER/ RUN OFF -If the ground is hard or very wet, rain water just runs along it. 2 of 16 CONDENSATION -When the air rises and water vapour condenses into water droplets. 3 of 16 PRECIPITATION -When water drops fall as rain, hail, sleet, or snow. 4 of 16 TRANSPIRATION -When trees and other vegetation release moisture. 5 of 16 GROUNDWATER/ GROUND WATER FLOW -Rainwater that has soaked through the ground and filled up the cracked below. 6 of 16 IINFILTRATION -If the ground isn't hard, water soaks into the ground. 7 of 16 THROUGH-FLOW -Some of the rain that soaks into the ground through soil. 8 of 16 IMPERMEABLE ROCK -This rock will not let any water seep through. 9 of 16 CONFLUENCE -The point where two rivers meet. 10 of 16 SOURCE -Where the river begins. 11 of 16 TRIBUTARY -When smaller rivers join the main one. 12 of 16 WATER SHED -The area of high land forming the edge of the river. 13 of 16 RIVER CHANNEL -This is where the river flows. 14 of 16 FLOOD PLAIN -The land that may get flooded if the river overflows. 15 of 16 MOUTH -Where the river meets the sea. 16 of 16
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