Watershed Words

Procedure:

Picture of stack of booksMatch the words in column 1 with the proper description from column 2.

_____1. Tributary

A) The loose top layer of the earth's surface.

_____2. Watershed

B) Water that flows as rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

_____3. Erosion

C) The movement of water from the earth to the atmosphere and back again.

_____4. Sediment

D) The state of being unclean or contaminated.

_____5. Pollution

E) A stream that flows into a large river.

_____6. Soil

F) Bits of soil removed by erosion

_____7. Infiltration

G) The movement of water into soil or porous rock.

_____8. Evaporation

H) The area drained by one river system.

_____9. Water cycle

I) The wearing away of land by water or wind.

_____10. Precipitation

J) The change from ice or water into water vapor.

 

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