Water Quality Part1 July 19, 2019 admin The water cycle is the ________. unending circulation of earth’s water supply Balance in the water cycle means that ______. the average annual precipitation over Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called ________. Transpiration If you were to examine the profile of a typical stream, you would probably find that the gradient is ________. steepest near the head What is the ultimate base level of a stream ? the lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel Which of the following does NOT erode a stream channel ? A natural levee is __________. One traditional flood control method has been to attempt to keep the stream’s flow within its channel be creating- ________________________. artificial levees Related posts: Geology test 2 ESRM Midterm 2 BoB Flash Cards-2 EAS 205 #2