PPT-Rivers Rivers Almost half of the water that falls to the Earth’s surface eventually

runoff where it travels overland to the oceans Streams and Rivers are an essential part in the water cycle and account for most of the erosion of Earths surface Rivers A tributary is a stream that runs into a larger stream The main river will eventually drain into the ocean A river and all of its tributaries is called a . Chapter 7. Rivers………. Start on high,. Flow down low,. Creating features. As they flow!. River Terms. Three stages of a river. Youth Stage = Upper Course. Mature Stage = Middle Course. Old age Stage = Lower Course. Where the Hell do Rocks come From?. Why do streams continually flow? . The Ancient Greeks know about Lava and Volcanoes and Caves. Aristotle Pondered the Hydrological Cycle. Plato thought a giant cavern inside the Earth replenishes flowing water.. Grade Eight Science. Water in Your Life. Water . It is something that we often take for granted. How many things do you do each day that require water? Sometimes we are not very careful about our water use. . Y. ou must know…. where water is. h. ow water moves. AND. w. hy water is an important abiotic (nonliving) factor within an ecosystem. Where does water go?. When water falls to Earth, some water soaks into the ground becoming part of groundwater.. CGC 1D1. What are Glaciers? . Glaciers . are . huge masses of ice, formed on land by the compaction and re-crystallization of snow, that move very slowly down slopes, or move outward due to their own weight. Source. Mouth. Tributary. Meander. Vertical erosion. Lateral erosion. Can you mark on the meander where deposition and erosion would take place?. Draw on how an oxbow lake could occur.. The lower section of the river!. Edgar Zuniga. 12/15/15. Why are the Tigris and Euphrates considered exotic rivers?. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are exotic because the precipitation in that area flow through is not significant enough to support their flow. They are fed by shallow lakes, marshes, etc. . INDIA@COP22. Sustainable Lifestyle = Positive Climate Action. www.indiaatcop22.org. Issues and Challenges. INDIA@COP22. • Seasonal and Temporal variation in Water Availability . Most of the Rainfall taking place 3-4 months of monsoon. Peng. . Wenqi. Director of Department of Water Environment, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. Director of Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Research Center, MWR. June 21, 2016. link between biomes.. Wetlands. The . Climate of wetlands vary. They can be anywhere from -58, 51, or up to 122 degrees . Fahrenheit. . The . conditions are always very moist and humid. .. Wetlands are very sensitive to climate changes, especially precipitation. . Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Both rivers begin in Turkey and flow south through Iraq. In southern Iraq, the two rivers join to form one waterway. That waterway, Al- Arab Shatt, empties into the Persian Gulf. Rivers As a stream forms, it erodes soil and rock to make a channel. Over time the stream transports rock and soil downstream, making it longer and wider A streams ability to erode is influenced by 2 factors Rivers What do you know about rivers? Do you know where rivers come from? Do you know any rivers in your local area? What types of animals would you find in or near a river? Is there anything you would like to know about rivers? A. FRESHWATER ON EARTH. 70% of Earth is covered in water.. 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater (97% saltwater). FRESHWATER CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% SALT. 68.7% of FRESHWATER is frozen in glaciers and icecaps.