Science (4th) Ch. 6 Lesson 4 - Water (vocab & notes)

Question 1

Water that flows in the cracks and spaces of underground rock.

Answer 1

groundwater

Question 2

An area of land where water flows downhill to a common stream, lake or river.

Answer 2

watershed

Question 3

A storage for holding and managing freshwater.

Answer 3

reservoir

Question 4

A hole drilled or dug below the ground to reach groundwater

Answer 4

well

Question 5

Water that flows over the surface of the land but does not evaporate or soak into the ground.

Answer 5

runoff

Question 6

The bringing of water to soil through pipes or ditches.

Answer 6

irrigation

Question 7

What can be dug to obtain groundwater which is freshwater?

Answer 7

well

Question 8

A well is dug to obtain groundwater which is _______________.

Answer 8

freshwater

Question 9

A _________ is a storage area for holding freshwater.

Answer 9

reservoir

Question 10

Some reservoirs are natural lakes or ponds with ______________ used to move the water to the cities for use.

Answer 10

pipelines

Question 11

Freshwater or salt water covers almost three fourths of Earth’s surface.

Answer 11

salt water

Question 12

What type of water cannot be used to drink or water crops?

Answer 12

salt water

Question 13

Freshwater is water without much salt. Most streams, _________, __________, and ponds contain freshwater.

Answer 13

lakes

wells

Question 14

Most of Earth’s freshwater is ________.

Answer 14

solid

Question 15

_____________ and thick layers of ice on land are freshwater.

Answer 15

Ice caps