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Unit 4 Part 1- Fresh Water (Setflashcards to term not definition)
What is an aquifer? - correct answer ✔An underground layer of rock or
sediment that holds water
The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for
growing crops is _____________________. - correct answer ✔irrigation
Using less water is on way to practice water _________________ - correct
answer ✔conservation
The streams and small rivers that feed into a main river are called
__________________________ - correct answer ✔tributaries
The land that supplies water to a river system is a _______________ - correct
answer ✔water shed
How is a lake different from a pond? - correct answer ✔A Lake is bigger and
deeper than a pond.
Most of Earth's fresh water is found in _____________ - correct answer ✔ice
What are the 3 steps of the water cycle? - correct answer ✔evaporation,
condensation. precipitation
The top of the saturated zone is called the ___________________ - correct
answer ✔water table
, A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called
a(n)_______________________ - correct answer ✔artesian well
___________________ accounts for the largest percentage of water usage in
the United States - correct answer ✔Agriculture
What that fall to the ground in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow is called
__________________ - correct answer ✔precipation
Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is fresh? - correct answer
✔3%
The total amount of water in the water cycle will remain__________. - correct
answer ✔constant
Yellowstone National Park contains many hot springs and geysers. What
would you expect to find beneath the ground in this area? - correct answer
✔Hot molten rock or magma which heats water that rises to the surface
A lake that stores water for human use is called a _________________. -
correct answer ✔reservoir
Materials that allow water to pass through them easily are
______________________. - correct answer ✔permeable
Materials that don't allow water to pass through them easily are
______________________. - correct answer ✔impermeable
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