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4th Grade Water

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  • What are the three watersheds in Spain?
    Atlantic, Cantabrian, and Mediterranean.
  • Which watershed has a regular and high flow all year?
    Cantabrian watershed.
  • What is the amount of water a river carries?
    Flow.
  • Which watershed has short rivers (except the Ebro)?
    Mediterranean watershed.
  • How many stages does the water cycle have?
    Four.
  • What is the layer of the Earth that is made up of water?
    Hydrosphere.
  • What is one reason why rivers are different?
    Relief OR flow.
  • What type of water do you find in oceans and seas?
    Salt water.
  • What is the area of a river that contains flowing water?
    Channel.
  • In what stage of the water cycle does the sun heat water in water vapor?
    Evaporation.
  • In what stage of the water cycle does water fall to earth?
    Precipitation.
  • What is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries?
    River basin.
  • What are all of the river basins that flow into the same sea or ocean?
    Watershed.
  • In what stage of the water cycle does water in rivers go into the sea?
    Collection.
  • In what stage of the water cycle does water vapor form clouds?
    Condensation.
  • What is the route a river takes?
    Course.
  • In which course does a river near its mouth (end)?
    Lower course.
  • In which course does the river flow slow down?
    Middle course.
  • What type of water do you find in rivers, lakes, and snow?
    Fresh water.
  • Which watershed has long rivers (except for the Miño)?
    Atlantic watershed.
  • In which course does a river start?
    Upper course.