Patterns
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Waters and drainage patterns
Tree in winter
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Watershed Diagram
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Terms:
aquifer
condensation
divide / ridge
evaporation
floodplain
ground water
headwaters
karst
lake
main stem of river
mouth
precipitation
reservoir
spring
tributary
wetland
karst
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condensation
floodplain
ground water
headwaters
karst
evaporation
wetland
Terms:
aquifer
condensation
divide / ridge
evaporation
mouth
lake
main stem of river
mouth
precipitation
lake
precipitation
floodplain
reservoir
spring
tributary
wetland
tributary
reservoir
spring
ground water
headwaters
main stem of river
divide / ridge
karst
aquifer
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Analogies of a Watershed Grades 6–9
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Instructions:
For each number, use logic to figure out the relationship between the words in the complete pair.
Apply that same relationship and fill in the blank to finish the incomplete pair.
See hints in parentheses. Some vocabulary words may be used more than once, but all will be used.
Vocabulary:
arid, basin, ecosystem, evaporation, ground water, hydrologist, main stem, precipitation,
reservoir, river, water
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1.
inhalation: exhalation / precipitation:___________(hint: is the opposite of)
2.
condensation:____________/ headwaters: mouth (hint: is the opposite of)
3.
tributary:__________
4.
drought:________ / hunger: food (hint: is a lack of)
5.
dam:_________/ stoplight: traffic (hint: regulates)
6.
aquifer:________/ refrigerator: food (hint: stores)
7.
________ : watershed / team: league (hint: makes up)
8.
___________: water / doctor: medicine (hint: one who studies)
9.
humid:___________/ wet: dry (hint: is the opposite of)
10.
sub basin:__________
11.
recharge:_________/ deposits: bank account (hint: adds to)
12.
dam:_________/ plug: bath (hint: holds back)
13.
watercourse:__________/ highway: traffic (hint: is where)
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catchment: _______/ glove: baseball (hint: is used for)
/ branches: tree trunk (hint: connects to)
/ team: league (hint: is part of)
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Analogies of a Watershed Grades 10–12
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Instructions:
For each number, use logic to figure out the relationship between the words in the complete pair.
Apply that same relationship and fill in the blank to finish the incomplete pair.
Not all vocabulary words will be used and some may be applied more than once.
Vocabulary:
aquifer, arid, catchment, condensation, dam, basin, drought, ecosystem, evaporation,
floodplain, ground water, headwaters, hydrologist, main stem, mouth, precipitation, recharge,
reservoir, runoff, sub basin, transpiration, tributary, water, watercourse, watershed, river
1.
inhalation: exhalation / precipitation: _____________
2.
condensation: _____________ / headwaters: mouth
3.
tributary: _____________ / branches: tree
4.
drought: _____________ / hunger: food
5.
dam: _____________ / stoplight: traffic
6.
aquifer: _____________ / refrigerator: food
7.
_____________: watershed / team: league
8.
_____________ : water/ doctor: medicine
9.
humid: _____________ / wet: dry
10.
sub basin: _____________ / team: league
11.
recharge: _____________ / deposits: bank account
12.
dam: _____________ / plug: bath
13.
watercourse: _____________ / highway: traffic
14.
catchment: _____________ / glove: baseball
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Analogies of a Watershed Grades 6–9—Answer Key
Analogies of a Watershed Grades 10–12—Answer Key
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inhalation: exhalation / precipitation: evaporation
1.
inhalation: exhalation / precipitation: evaporation
2.
condensation: evaporation / headwaters: mouth
2.
condensation: evaporation / headwaters: mouth
3.
tributary: main stem / branches: tree
3.
tributary: main stem / branches: tree
4.
drought: precipitation / hunger: food
4.
drought: precipitation / hunger: food
5.
dam: river / stoplight: traffic
5.
dam: river / stoplight: traffic
6.
aquifer: ground water / refrigerator: food
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aquifer: ground water / refrigerator: food
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ecosystem: watershed / team: league
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ecosystem: watershed / team: league
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hydrologist: water / doctor: medicine
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hydrologist: water / doctor: medicine
9.
humid: arid / wet: dry
9.
humid: arid / wet: dry
10.
sub basin: basin / team: league
10.
sub basin: basin / team: league
11.
recharge: ground water / deposits: bank account
11.
recharge: ground water / deposits: bank account
12.
dam: reservoir / plug: bath
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dam: reservoir / plug: bath
13.
watercourse: water / highway: traffic
13.
watercourse: water / highway: traffic
14.
catchment: water / glove: baseball
14.
catchment: water / glove: baseball
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Watershed Terms
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Term
Definition
aquifer
An underground bed of saturated soil or rock that yields significant quantities of water that may be
pumped to the surface for use by people, livestock or watering crops.
basin
See watershed.
bog
An area of soft, water-saturated ground with a spongy, acidic substrate composed mostly of
sphagnum moss and peat, and in which water-tolerant shrubs, herbs and trees usually grow.
boundary
Border.
branch
See tributary.
catchment
An area that catches water.
condensation
The process by which a vapor becomes a liquid; the opposite of evaporation.
confluence
The place where two or more rivers or streams meet.
creek
See stream.
delta
A flat plain of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.
divide
See ridge line.
downstream
Toward the end of or lowest part of a stream; with the current.
ecosystem
A community of living organisms and their interrelated physical and chemical environment; also, a
land area within a climate.
evaporation
The conversion of a liquid (e.g., water) into a vapor (a gaseous state) usually through applying heat
energy; the opposite of condensation.
floodplain
Any normally dry land area that is susceptible to being inundated by water from any natural source;
flat area alongside many rivers, streams and lakes.
ground water
Water found in spaces between soil particles underground (located in the zone of saturation).
headwaters
The source of a stream.
karst
A landscape often formed on limestone rock where water under ground has created openings for a
drainage system. Four different features typically indicate karst: cave openings, sinkholes, springs or
streams that are seasonal or disappear into the ground.
lake
A considerable body of standing inland water.
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Term
Definition
levee
An embankment or raised area that prevents water from moving from one place to another.
main stem
The main watercourse of a river in a drainage system.
marsh
See wetland.
mouth
End of the river, where it flows into an ocean or sea.
pond
See wetland.
precipitation
Water falling, in a liquid or solid state, from the atmosphere (e.g., rain, snow).
reservoir
An artificial, or manmade, lake or body of standing water.
ridge
Point of higher ground that separates two adjacent streams or watersheds; also known as a divide.
riparian area
Land areas directly influenced by a body of water; usually have visible vegetation or other physical
characteristics showing this water influence. Stream banks, lake borders and marshes are typical
riparian areas.
salt marsh
Low coastal grassland frequently inundated by the tide.
spring
A place where ground water naturally meets and emerges from the surface of the land.
stream
Any body of running water moving under gravity’s influence through clearly defined natural
channels to progressively lower levels.
sub basin
A basin contained within a basin or watershed.
swamp
See wetland.
tributary
A stream that contributes its water to another stream or body of water.
upstream
Toward the source or upper part of a stream; against the current.
watershed
Also called a basin or drainage, a watershed is an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
to a common outlet, which may be a closed basin, a larger stream, a lake, wetland, estuary or
an ocean. (A closed basin is a water body from which water leaves only through evaporation or
percolation; there is no surface outlet from this pond or depression, such as the Great Salt Lake,
Utah.) Within its boundaries, a watershed includes all of the land, air, surface and ground water,
plants and animals, mountains and deserts, cities and farms, and people, including their stories and
traditions.
wetland
A wetland is wet land; it captures, stores and slows the movement of water. There are several types
of wetlands, such as swamps, salt marshes and bogs.
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