Geo

• What is evaporation in the water cycle?

  Water heats up and goes into the air
• What happens during condensation?

  Water vapour cools and forms clouds
• What is precipitation?

  Rain, hail, sleet, and snow from clouds
• What is surface run-off?

  Water flows off the ground back to the sea
• What is groundwater flow?

  Water flows through rocks underground
• What is transpiration?

  Water heats up from leaves or trees
• What is a river channel?

  The path where the river flows
• What is the riverbed?

  The bottom of the river channel
• What are river banks?

  The sides of the river channel
• What is the mouth of a river?

  The end of the river
• What is a watershed?

  An area of highland forming a drainage basin
• What is the source of a river?

  Where the river begins
• What is a drainage basin?

  An area drained by a river and its tributaries
• What is a tributary?

  A stream flowing into a main river
• What is a river mouth?

  Where the river flows into the sea
• What is a confluence?

  Where two rivers flow together
• What are the continents?

  1. Asia
  2. Africa
  3. North America
  4. South America
  5. Antarctica
  6. Europe
  7. Australia
• What are the oceans?

  • Arctic
  • Indian
  • Atlantic
  • Pacific
  • Southern
• What characterizes the long profile of a river?

  Steep gradients, rapid flow, and v-shaped valley
• What is the middle course of a river like?

  Gentler gradient, wider valley, deeper channel
• What happens in the lower course of a river?

  It reaches the mouth and flows slowly
• What does urban refer to?

  A city or densely populated area
• What does rural refer to?

  Areas outside of cities and towns
• What are services in a settlement context?

  Places providing essential functions like schools
• What is a characteristic?

  A feature or quality that describes something
• What is the definition of weather?


  Condition of the air or atmosphere
• How does weather differ from climate?

  Weather is short-term; climate is long-term
• What factors determine the weather in an area?

  Temperature, humidity, wind speed, and direction
• What does precipitation refer to in weather terms?

  Water that falls from the sky
• What is rain a form of?

  Precipitation
• How does rain form?

  When droplets in clouds become heavy
• What is snow composed of?

  Ice crystals
• What happens during sleet formation?

  Ice crystals partly melt and refreeze
• What is a common type of extreme weather?

  Thunderstorms
• How does a thunderstorm occur?

  Strong winds cause water and ice to collide
• What is lightning a result of?

  Electrical energy buildup in storms
• How long does it take for climate to change?

  Hundreds to millions of years
• What does the weather in Yuma, Arizona, tell us about its climate?

  • Yuma is generally sunny
  • Weather can vary daily
  • Climate is consistent over time
• What was the weather like in Yuma on the 5th of the month?

  Warm, very cloudy, with light rain
• What was the weather like in Yuma on the 10th of the month?

  Sunny, no need for an umbrella