water
This unending circulation of Earth's water supply.
hydrologic cycle
A surplus of water that flows over the surface into lakes and streams is a process known as: ______
runoff
pg 116
Permeable rock strata or sediments that transmit groundwater freely.
Aquifer.
aka
underground water source or river.
A famous geyser
The land area that contributes water to a stream is its _____ . These are separated by imaginary lines called _____.
drainage basin,
divides.
The land that contributes water to a river system
Drainage basin
(also, talk about water shed)
The land area that contributes water to a river system is called ____
drainage basin
Intermittent hot springs or fountains in which columns of water are ejected with great force at various intervals.
Geysers
North America's largest Aquifer, perhaps even the world.
Will look up in Google.
________ is water that occupies the pore spaces in sediment and rock in a zone beneath the surface.
ground water.
Material deposited by a stream
alluvium
Name one of the two ways in which water can flow.
laminar flow or turbulent flow.
pg 119
The most common method for removing ground water.
Well
True or False
Nearly 97% of the world's water is salty or otherwise undrinkable
True
________ occur whenever the water table intersects the land surface and a natural flow of groundwater.
Springs.
When a stream enters the relatively still waters of an ocean or lake, its velocity drops abruptly and the resulting deposits form ________.
Delta
Measure of water 'flow'
pg 120
Formations that develop on the floor of a cave and reach 'upward' toward the ceiling.
stalagmites
True or False
Water is the only substance on earth that is found naturally in three forms: liquid, solid and gas
True
Geologically, the dissolving action of groundwater produces voids beneath the crust surface.
Also, extremely scary.
sinkhole
_______________ are earthen mounds built on the banks of a river to increase the volume of wather the channel can hold.
Artificial Levees
When the discharge of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the capacity of its channel, it overflows its bank and is referred to as : _______
flood
pg 130
Icicle like pendants hang from the ceiling of the cavern and form where water seeps through cracks above.
stalactites
True or False
Approximately 400 billion gallons of water are used in the United States per day.1
True.
Do math exercise.
The two types of stream channels.
bedrock channels and alluvial channels.