Freshwater quiz review 2016

The area of land where water drains into a common river is called a ____________.

Watersheds are separated by hills and valleys Watersheds are separated by hills and valleys. An example is the continental divide. These features are called ___________.

An underwater reservoir of water above rock or in between rock is called a/an __________.

Materials that allow water to easily pass through are called __________ layers.

Materials that do not allow materials to pass through easily are called ___________ layers.

Water underground enters through cracks and openings in the soil called ________.

What is the most prevalent material found in a saturated zone?

Where is the water table located?

What materials would you find in the saturated zone of soil? A. air pebbles and sand Air rocks soil and clay Gravel clay and sand Gravel water soil and rocks

What percentage of earth’s water is salt water?

What percentage of water is freshwater?

Most freshwater is __________ in the polar icecaps.

This type of river has steep banks, no floodplain, a straight path, and a very fast flow.

This river has gently sloping banks, a large floodplain, and large meanders.

This river does not have as steep banks, a small floodplain, and slight meanders.

Can you label the parts of the water cycle? Condensation Percolation/infiltration Precipitation Runoff Transpiration Powers the water cycle evaporation

A stream is likely to deposit rock and soil that it is carrying when A. it carries many tributaries B. its volume decreases C. its current slows D. it has a steep gradient

If a stream has a high discharge it has energy to carry ________ particles.

Where do lakes form?

How do aquifers get replenished?

What two elements make up water?

Where would you need to drill a well to get water out of the well?

How has the amount of water on earth changed over our life?

Water always flows ____________.

What type of well needs a bucket to pull water up?

What kind of well works under pressure and does not need to be pumped?

If you have a container with rocks, and you pour water into the bottom half, where would the water table be found?

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Rivers move a great deal of material Rivers move a great deal of material. The faster the water moves, the _________ material can be carried down a stream.

How long do you think it took for form the Grand Canyon?

The lower or downstream portion of the river is at its deepest, __________, and _______ speed. The It also has the ____________ volume and a very gentle ________.

Erosion is greater on the _______ of the bend of a river.

Depositon is greater on the _________ of the bend of a river.

The deposit from an alluvial fan is on the ______.

The deposit from a delta is on the ________.

We live in what waterhed?

What are the three types of loads? How do these loads look?