Unit 8 vocabulary

Question 1

Aquifer

Answer 1

A permeable rock layer that can hold or transport water.

Question 2

Catastrophic event

Answer 2

A violent usually destructive, natural occurrence.

Question 3

Decomposition

Answer 3

the process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice

Question 4

Ecoregion

Answer 4

area of land that has a distinct group of plants animals and other species.

Question 5

Erosion

Answer 5

the process by which weathered material is move by wind water or ice.

Question 6

Groundwater

Answer 6

the water beneath the earth surface

Question 7

permeability

Answer 7

the ability of material to allow water to pass through.

Question 8

Recharge zone

Answer 8

surface land area where water enters an equifer

Question 9

surface water

Answer 9

water that collects above the surface ground

Question 10

watershed

Answer 10

an area of land where all of the groundwater and surface water from the area drains from higher areas to lower areas and into the same body of water

Question 11

water table

Answer 11

the highest level of groundwater in an area beneath the earth ‘s surface

Question 12

weathering

Answer 12

the process by which exposed rock and other surfaces are broken down; caused by elements of weather (wind, water, ice) or other mechanisms (physical, chemical, biological)