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The hydrological cycle
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The hydrological cycle
1 What is a river? (Tick 1 correct answer)
A road for cars
A flowing body of water that moves towards a lake, sea, or ocean
A type of mountain
2 Where do rivers start? (Tick 1 correct answer)
In the mountains or hills
In the ocean
In the desert
3 What do rivers carry? (Tick 1 correct answer)
Water, rocks, and soil
Cars and people
Air and clouds
4 What is erosion? (Tick 1 correct answer)
The process of rocks being added to the river
The wearing away of rocks and land by water, wind, or ice
When a river dries up
5 What is the longest river in the world? (Tick 1 correct answer)
Amazon River
Nile River
Mississippi River
Yangtze River
6 What is the water cycle? (Tick 1 correct answer)
The movement of water in pipes
The process of water being stored in reservoirs
The movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
The way water flows only through rivers