Running Water
The cycle that causes water to flow throughout Earth's Spheres
water cycle
The two shapes of stream valleys are
V and U
A natural area that stores water underground
aquifer
sink holes
Volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given time
discharge
The two processes that lift water vapor into the atmosphere are
transpiration and evaporation
The size of the dissolved load is
microscopic
For a spring to become a geyser it needs to
be near a source of heat like magma or igneous rocks
The kind of rain can form a cavern
acid rain
Lowest point a stream can erode its channel
Water falling through the air is
precipitation
Suspended load consists of
sand, silt, clay
The upper limit of the zone of saturation is the
water table
Two types of drip stone are
stalactites and stalagmites
2 examples of temporary base levles
lakes, layers of rocks, main streams
When water hits the ground it can run off or_______ into the ground
infiltrate
The bed load is found along the
bottom of the stream channel
Common contaminants of groundwater are (need 2)
spetic tanks, farm waste, break sewers, fertilizers, pesticides, salt
The rock that forms karst topography/caverns
limestone
2 ways to help flood control
artificial levees, dams, limiting development
Two factors that can change the discharge of a stream
rainfall and snowmelt
When the discharge exceeds the capacity of its channel and overflows its banks, its called
a flood
A majority of the US groundwater is used for
irrigation
Dripstones that hang from the ceiling
stalactites
Additives that is sometimes added to help clean contaminated groundwater
calcium and iron