Science Ch 12

Question 1

water cycle:

Answer 1

continous process by which water moves from the surface to the atmosphere and back in evaporation, condensation, and lastly precipitation

Question 2

precipitation:

Answer 2

rain/snow/sleet/hail

Question 3

76% of earth’s distributed water is ___

Answer 3

ice

Question 4

groundwater:

Answer 4

water that fills cracks and spaces in underground soil

Question 5

tributaries:

Answer 5

streams and rivers that flow in oceans

Question 6

watershed:

Answer 6

where water drains

Question 7

divide:

Answer 7

what seperates watersheds

Question 8

habitat:

Answer 8

where an organism lives

Question 9

reservoir:

Answer 9

a lake storing water for human needs

Question 10

wetland:

Answer 10

area covered with water during part/all of the year

Question 11

3 types of wetlands:

Answer 11

marshes, swamps, bogs

Question 12

Everglades:

Answer 12

a wetland in Florida

Question 13

permeable:

Answer 13

materials easily penetrable by water

Question 14

impermeable:

Answer 14

materials water cannot pass easily

Question 15

saturated zone:

Answer 15

the area of permeable rock/soil filled or saturated

Question 16

water table:

Answer 16

the top of a saturated zone

Question 17

unsaturated zone:

Answer 17

the rocks and soil above a water table

Question 18

springs:

Answer 18

fresh water coming to the surface

Question 19

aquifer:

Answer 19

a layer of rock/sediment that holds water

Question 20

artisan well:

Answer 20

a well with water rising cause of pressure

Question 21

geyser:

Answer 21

a fountain of boiling water shooting up