2.2 Land forms and Water Resources

Question 1

Continental Shelf

Answer 1

Plateau off a continent that lies under the ocean and stretches for several miles.

Question 2

Trench

Answer 2

Deep cut in the ocean floor.

Question 3

Groundwater

Answer 3

Water that filters through the soil into the ground.

Question 4

Aquifer

Answer 4

Underground layer of rock through which water flows.

Question 5

Water Cycle

Answer 5

System in which water moves from the Earth to the air and back to the Earth.

Question 6

Evaporation

Answer 6

Part of the water cycle; process by which water change from liquid to gas.

Question 7

Condensation

Answer 7

Part of the water cycle; process by which water change from gas to liquid.

Question 8

Precipitation

Answer 8

Part of the water cycle; process by which water falls to the Earth as, for example, rain or snow.

Question 9

Collection

Answer 9

Part of the water cycle; process by which streams and rivers carry water that has fallen to the earth back to the oceans.

Question 10

Occur

Answer 10

To be found in.

Question 11

Define

Answer 11

To describe or establish.

Question 12

Availability

Answer 12

State of being easy or possible to get or use