Ground Water
Aquifers
Glaciers
Mapping
Rivers
100
The top of the zone of saturation
What is water table
100
Manmade device to bring water to surface
What is a well
100
Large, Peak at top of glacier
What is horn
100
A map that shows the elevation of land
What is a topographic map
100
When the river slows down and curves around the landscape
What is meanders
200
How water enters an aquifer
What is recharge zone
200
When water naturally finds it way to the surface
What is an artesian well
200
Shape that glacier carves out as it moves
What is U shape
200
Lines connecting points of equal elevation on a map
What is contour line
200
A stream that flows into a larger river is a
What is a tributary
300
Area where water accumulates underground
What is zone of saturation
300
A percentage that determines how well water can pass through ground/rock, based on opens spaces between rocks/gravel
What is porosity
300
Ridge between two glacial valleys
What is arete
300
distance between each contour line is called
What is contour interval.
300
Found where ground levels out and often saturates when excessive snow melt or rain occurs
What is flood plain
400
Area that water passes through as it seeps into ground
What is zone of areation
400
This can occur when an aquifer dries up and the land above it is no longer able to be supported
What is a sink hole.
400
Gap in an arete
What is a col.
400
Contour lines that are far apart from one another means the land is
What is not steep, gently sloping
400
When rock, gravel, sand, silt are laid down within a river
What is depositiion
500
An area of an aquifer that is surrounded by impermeable rock
What is a confined aquifer
500
When water is unable to penetrate rock it is called
What is impermeable
500
Bowl shaped depression near top of glacier
What is a cirque
500
What is the height at sea level?
What is zero.
500
The shape a fast moving river carves out of the landscape
What is V shape
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