Zones of Groundwater
Which zone of groundwater has ALL pores filled with water?
Zone of Saturation
What part of the water cycle happens when water sinks into the ground?
Infiltration
Where is 96% of surface water found?
Ocean
This is the name for a curve in a river
meander
What is an area of land that all drains to the same body of water?
Watershed
What is the barrier between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration?
The Water Table
What word describes a substance that water CAN flow through?
Permeable
What step of the water cycle causes water to stay on the surface?
Runoff
The very beginning of a river, usually in the mountains.
Source
What large geological feature separates watersheds?
Mountains
What zone of ground water has pores filled with some water, but mostly air?
Zone of Aeration
What word describes a substance that water CANNOT flow through?
Impermeable
Where is 74% of the FRESH water on the surface?
Ice
This is the place where two small streams meet to make a larger river
Confluence
a Divide
What zone of groundwater do you want to dig a well down into?
Zone of Saturation
What word describes the space between rocks and sediment that can hold air or water?
Pores
What kind of river is fast flowing, with a steep slope and fast erosion.
High Gradient
This is the part of the river that meets up with a larger body of water
Mouth
What watershed do we live in?
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Sinkholes and Caves are known as __________ topography
Karst
Does water that is very permeable have large or small pores?
Large Pores
Where can the smallest percentage of water be found?
The Atmosphere
This is a lake that forms when it gets cut off from a meander on a river
Oxbow Lake
Name two rivers that lead to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
James River
York River
Potomac River
Susquehanna River
Rappahannock River