Terms
Rivers
Groundwater
Floods
Miscellaneous
100
The process that moves soil and sediment from one location to another
What is erosion
100
A rock layer that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.
What is an aquifer?
100
What two things can control flooding?
What is levee and dams
100
Term referring to chemical, soil, rubbish, noise, or particulate damage to a river
What is pollution
200

The change from gas to liquid

What is condensation

200
Rainwater passes through the upper zone
What is zone of aeration or Recharge
200
A sudden flood, usually caused by heavy rainfall
What is flash flood
200
A crescent-shaped body of water formed when the sediments deposited by a river cut off the meander from the river
What is oxbow lake
300

Where a river begins its journey. 

Where does this happen?

The source

Mountains, glaciers, highlands

300
What is a tributary?
What is A stream that flows into a larger stream.
300
the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open space
What is porosity
300
The four categories that are used to determine the danger of a flood
What is velocity, depth of water, rate of rise, seasonal
300
A river that has rapids, waterfalls, a steep slope and/or fast moving water
What is young river
400
What is the area of land that is drained by a river system.
What is watershed
400
when a river's bank overflow, sediment is deposited along the river to form an area
What is flood plain
400
A well that flows automatically due to the force of gravity.
What is an artesian well
400
Deep snow melt, rain on frozen or wet soil, full reservoirs, ice dams, widespread heavy rain, and high river and stream levels are used to
What is predict floods
400
Floods caused by tides, storms, hurricanes, tsunamis
What is coastal floods
500
What is another name for a watershed?
What is drainage basin
500
Bends formed by a river
What is Meanders
500
Characteristic of materials such as sand and gravel that allow water to pass easily through them
What is permeable
500
In what year did the Mississippi River flood waters cover 9 states and 2 provinces?
What is 1993
500
A river that has a broad flood plain, meanders, oxbow lakes, and meander scars
What is old river
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