All about water
Water that collects above the surface of the ground
What is Surface Water
A sudden increase in the total amount of water without any place to go.
What is a flood
The surface land area where water enters an aquifer
What is the recharge zone
Large areas of land or water, who have distinct plants, animals, climate and landforms.
What is an Ecoregion
Any kind of weather condition in which something falls from the sky
What is precipitation
Water beneath the Earth's surface
What is Groundwater
A tropical storm able to produce lightning, rain, hail and even tornadoes
What is a Hurricane
A process by which weathered material is moved by wind, water, or ice
Erosion
Located in far west texas, this region is mostly desert
What is Big Bend Country
The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change
What is pollution
A permeable rock layer than can hold or transport water
What is an Aquifer
A powerful funnels of wind that extend from the clouds during a thunderstorm to the ground
What is a Tornado
A process by which exposed rock and other surfaces are broken down; may be cause by elements of weather (wind, water, ice) or other mechanisms
What is Weathering
Also known as the Rio Grande Valley, this area is great for hunting and bird watching
What are the South Texas Plains
Latin for "strain through" this word is the process for a liquid to slowly move through a filter
What is percolation
The highest level of groundwater in an area, beneath the Earth's surface
What is a water table
An extended periods of time where there is no rain, hail or snow
What is a drought
A process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice
What is deposition
The area has large valleys or canyons that were formed by weathering caused by the rivers and glaciers that used to be in the area
What is the Texas Panhandle
The ability of a material to allow water to pass through
What is permeability
An area of land where all of the groundwater and surface water from the area drains from higher areas to lower areas and into the same body of water
What is a watershed
A violent, usually destructive, natural occurrence
What is a catastrophic event
When cracks in rock surfaces fill with water, which then freezes, expands, and causes larger cracks or the rock to break.
What is ice wedging
These forests extend into Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana
What are the Piney Woods
The measure of the concentration of hydrogen in a solution (e.g., acid, base)
What is ph