Chapter 13: Water Cycle and Erosion
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What is the process by which water changes into water vapor?

  • Evaporation (correct)
  • Condensation
  • Precipitation
  • Transpiration

    • From where does 86% of the water evaporated into the atmosphere come from?

  • Groundwater
  • Lakes
  • Rivers
  • Oceans (correct)

    • What is the combination of evaporation and transpiration known as?

  • Runoff
  • Precipitation
  • Evapotranspiration (correct)
  • Condensation

    • What happens when precipitation is greater than evapotranspiration and runoff according to the text?

    <p>Moist soil and flooding occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the land areas from which water runs off into a stream called?

    <p>Watersheds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of stream load consists of fine sand and silt carried by the water?

    <p>Suspended load</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of a youthful river system?

    <p>V-shaped valley, deepens faster than it cuts into sides, and has waterfalls and rapids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an oxbow lake?

    <p>An abandoned meander loop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the volume of water moved by a stream within a given time at a given place?

    <p>Discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are direct methods of flood control?

    <p>Dams and artificial levees</p> Signup and view all the answers

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