Surface Water Movement Quiz

Watershed

Runoff

Floodplain

Divide

The volume of stream water that flows past a location in a given time

A high land area that separates one watershed from another

Land area whose water drains into a stream system

The broad, flat area that extends out from a stream’s bank during flooding

The measure of the volume of stream water that flows past a particular location within a given period of time

Water that spills over the sides of a stream’s banks onto the adjacent land

High land area that separates one watershed from another

Method of transport for all particles small enough to be held up by the turbulence of a stream’s moving water

Bed load

Discharge

Suspension

Flood

Sands, pebbles, and cobbles that the stream’s water can roll or push along the bed of the stream

The measure of the volume of stream water that flows past a particular location within a given period of time

Water that spills over the sides of a stream’s banks onto the adjacent land

The broad, flat area that extends out from a stream’s bank and is covered by excess water during times of flooding

The amount of water that a stream can suspend in its flow

The volume of stream water that flows past a particular location within a given period of time

The amount of sediment that is deposited by a stream

The width of a stream at its widest point

The broad, flat area that extends out from a stream’s bank and is covered by excess water during times of flooding

The measure of the volume of stream water that flows past a particular location within a given period of time

Water that spills over the sides of a stream’s banks onto the adjacent land

Sands, pebbles, and cobbles that the stream’s water can roll or push along the bed of the stream

The volume of stream water that flows past a particular location within a given period of time

Water that spills over the sides of a stream’s banks onto the adjacent land

The broad, flat area that extends out from a stream’s bank and is covered by excess water during times of flooding

A high land area that separates one watershed from another

Evaporation

Precipitation

Drizzle

Runoff

Precipitation

Condensation

Evaporation

Watering