Water Percent
This is the percent of salt-water found on Earth.
What is 97%
True or False: The three common types of fresh-water wetlands are ponds, lakes, and rivers.
What is False
Name of the type of holes in the ground or face.
What are pores
Underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water.
What is an aquifer
The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river.
What are tributaries
This is the percent of fresh water found in ice.
What is 73.9%
This type of wetland is usually referred to as a "flooded forest."
What is a swamp.
Material that water can pass through.
What is permeable
This method of obtaining ground water is been occurring since ancient times.
What is using wells
This bodies of water often begins in mountains as run-off due to snow or rain
What is a river
This is the percent of fresh water found in groundwater.
What is 25.7%
This type of wetland is contains more acidic water than the other two.
What is a bog
Material that water can not pass through.
What is impermable
This forms as groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock.
What is springs
This body of water is a low-lying area that consist of many plants.
What is a pond
This is the percent of fresh water found in freshwater lakes and streams.
What is .36%
This type of wetland is covered by shallow water.
What is a marsh.
Area of permeable rock or soil that is filled with water.
What is the saturated zone.
This is a hot spring from which water periodically erupts.
What is a geysers
This body of water is generally deeper and bigger than ponds.
What is a lake
This is the percent of fresh water found in atmosphere.
What is 04.%
These two foods are commonly grown in wetlands.
What is cranberry and rice.
Area of rock that is above the saturated zone.
What is the unsaturated zone
Water rises because of pressure at this type of well
Artisan Well
This type of lake stores water for human use.
What is a reservoir