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Hydrologic Cycle
Does it show us how water completes this cycle on Earth?
Groundwater
What is water that is in the ground?
Porosity
Is it the amount of open space in rock or soil?
Permeability
What refers to a material’s ability to allow fluid to flow?
Water Table
Is this the upper boundary of the saturated zone?
Aquifers
Is there any water-bearing underground region through which groundwater can flow?
Artesian System
Can an aquifer bubble out if confined to an area with high enough pressure due to its depth?
Groundwater Movement
Is it when water moves from high elevation to low elevation?
The Work of Groundwater
Does it causes changes in landscapes?
Streams and Rivers
Are they constantly changing landscapes on the surface of Earth?
Stream Gradient
What is the drop in elevation of a stream?
Stream Discharge
What is the volume of water in the stream?
Channel Geometry
What is the shape of the channel?
Turbulent Flow
What is water that moves erratically downstream?
Laminar Flow
What is steady, straight-flowing water?
Deposition
What occurs where sediments end up?
Floodplains
What is the highest water level in a stream?
Delta
What is the end of a stream?
Drainage Basin
What is all of the water that discharges into that river system?
Glaciers
What are rivers of ice that drift?
Accumulation
What happens when ice is added?
Ablation
What happens when a glacier loses ice?
Kettle
What is a lake or pond left behind?
Moraine
What is a ridge-shaped landform?
Drumlin
What is an elongated hill?