Unit 5: Running water and groundwater-Earth as a system

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1

What processes are part of the hydrologic cycle?

  • Precipitation

  • Evaporation

  • Infiltration (water absorbed by rocks and sediment)

  • Runoff

  • Transpiration (plants/animals take water from the ground)

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2

Land area that contributes water to a river system is called a ____

Drainage basin

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3

True or False: Tributaries contribute water to streams while distributaries take water away

True

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4

High gradients mean ____ stream velocity while low gradients mean ____ stream velocity

High

Low

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5

High discharge means ____ stream velocity while low discharge means ____ stream velocity

High

Low

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