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- an area of land that drains water, dissolved materials and sediment to a common body of water is called a _____. the water flows from _____ elevation.options: water table; low to high, ay; high to low, watershed; high to low, river basin; low to high
To solve this, we recall the definitions: A watershed (or drainage basin) is an area of land that drains water, dissolved materials, and sediment to a common body of water. Water flows due to gravity, so from high to low elevation. The option "watershed; high to low" matches these concepts. Other options: "water table" is the underground water level, not the land area. "river basin" is similar but the flow direction is high to low (not low to high). So the correct option is the one with watershed and high to low.
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The option with "watershed; high to low" (exact option label as per the image, likely one of the radio button options with this text).