FRESHWATER KEY TERMS

Question 1

Using less of a resource so it will not be used up.

Answer 1

Conservation

Question 2

Process of water seeping into the ground.

Answer 2

Infiltration

Question 3

The change of water vapor into liquid water droplets.

Answer 3

Condensation

Question 4

Water that flows over the land rather than seeping into the ground.

Answer 4

Runoff

Question 5

A hole drilled or dug down below the water table from which water is moved to the surface.

Answer 5

Well

Question 6

A smaller stream that flows into a larger stream.

Answer 6

Tributary

Question 7

And imaginary line that separates the watershed of one stream from the watershed of another stream.

Answer 7

Divide

Question 8

The amount of water a stream carries.

Answer 8

Discharge

Question 9

Water in cracks and pores spaces in rock below earths surface.

Answer 9

Groundwater

Question 10

An area of land that is covered with shallow water during part or all of the year.

Answer 10

Wetland

Question 11

The change of liquid water into water vapor.

Answer 11

Evaporation

Question 12

Evaporation of water from plants.

Answer 12

Transpiration

Question 13

A man-made lake.

Answer 13

Reservoir

Question 14

Supplying water to areas of dry land to make them suitable for growing crops.

Answer 14

Irrigation

Question 15

Well that flows on its own without being pumped.

Answer 15

Artesian Well

Question 16

A place where water flows out of the ground.

Answer 16

Spring

Question 17

A porous and permeable layer of rock from which groundwater can be pumped.

Answer 17

Aquifer

Question 18

Substance that water can pass through.

Answer 18

Permeable

Question 19

“Empty Spaces” in the bedrock and soil that can be filled with air or water.

Answer 19

Pore Spaces

Question 20

Type of underground passage that forms when groundwater dissolves limestone or dolomite.

Answer 20

Cavern

Question 21

Substance that water can not pass through.

Answer 21

Impermeable

Question 22

Widely spread source of pollution that can’t be tied to a specific point of origin.

Answer 22

Nonpoint Source

Question 23

The amount of pore spaces in rock.

Answer 23

Porosity

Question 24

Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Hail.

Answer 24

Precipitation

Question 25

Specific source of pollution that can be identified.

Answer 25

Point Source

Question 26

The movement of water between plants and animals, the atmosphere, Earth’s surface and underground.

Answer 26

Water Cycle

Question 27

An area that is drained by a river or system of rivers; a drainage basin.

Answer 27

Watershed