Rivers
Groundwater
Erosion
Water Resources
Potpourri
100
Rivers flood because..
What is a large volume of rain
100
Water found inside the rocks below Earth's surface
What is groundwater
100
Pebbles and boulders carried by streams
What is the bed load
100
The percent of California's water used for agriculture
What is up to 50%
100
Rain, sleet, snow, or hail that falls from the sky
What is precipitation
200
It has few waterfalls and rapids
What is a mature river
200
Rock layers that store groundwater and allows it to flow
What is an aquifer
200
Process by which wind, water, ice, and gravity move soil and sediment from one place to another
What is erosion
200
Method used to supply water directly to plant roots
What is drip irrigation
200
Fan-shaped material that forms on dry land
What is an alluvial fan
300
It is steep and fast moving
What is a youthful river.
300
The upper surface of underground water
What is the water table
300
Process by which material is laid down in places where the river slows down
What is deposition
300
Barrier that can be used to redirect and hold a portion of the floodwater in a reservoir
What is a dam
300
Build up of sediment deposited along the channel of a river
What is a levee
400
Rich farming area formed from sediment deposited after a flood
What is a floodplain
400
More water being pumped out of an aquifer than is replaced by rain
What is overdraft
400
Fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
What is a delta
400
The preservation and wise use of natural resources including water
What is conservation
400
Energy from the sun causes water to be transported into the sky
What is evaporation
500
Water that flows over land into streams and rivers then later enters oceans
What is runoff
500
The downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil caused by gravity
What is percolation
500
Material carried in solution, which has been dissolved in the water of a stream
What is dissolved load
500
Waste matter or other material that is introduced into water and is harmful to organisms.
What is water pollution
500
Takes place when water vapor cools and changes into water droplets that form clouds in the atmosphere
What is condensation
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