River Basins Matching
_____Hydrosphere
_____River
_____Floodplain
_____Tributaries
_____Watershed/ River Basin
_____Divide
_____Wetland
_____Reservoir
_____Lake
_____Nutrients
Name:___________________________
A. streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river
B. a lake that stores water for human use, man-made
C. the portion of Earth that contains water
D. substances such as nitrogen and phosphorous (in fertilizers) that enable
plants and algae to grow
E. all the land that feeds water into a river
F. land area covered with water during some part or all of the year: marshes,
swamps, bogs
G. a large, flowing stream of water fed by other smaller streams, or
tributaries
H. a low area of land where surface water run-off accumulates
I. a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally
subject to flooding
J. a natural ridge of land that separates watersheds (mountains/hills)
K. nutrients building up in a lake over many years, turns into a meadow
_____Eutrophication
River Basins Matching
_____Hydrosphere
_____River
_____Floodplain
_____Tributaries
_____Watershed/ River Basin
_____Divide
_____Wetland
_____Reservoir
_____Lake
_____Nutrients
_____Eutrophication
Name:___________________________
A. streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river
B. a lake that stores water for human use, man-made
C. the portion of Earth that contains water
D. substances such as nitrogen and phosphorous (in fertilizers) that enable
plants and algae to grow
E. all the land that feeds water into a river
F. land area covered with water during some part or all of the year: marshes,
swamps, bogs
G. a large, flowing stream of water fed by other smaller streams, or
tributaries
H. a low area of land where surface water run-off accumulates
I. a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally
subject to flooding
J. a natural ridge of land that separates watersheds (mountains/hills)
K. nutrients building up in a lake over many years, turns into a meadow