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Surface Water and Groundwater Terms

Surface Water and Groundwater Terms

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Melissa Lewis

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Surface Water

Back

Water that collects on the surface of the ground, including rivers, lakes, and oceans.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Groundwater

Back

Water located beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Water Table

Back

The level below which the ground is saturated with water.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Channel

Back

A natural or artificial watercourse that contains moving water.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Tributary

Back

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Watershed

Back

An area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Divide

Back

A ridge or continuous line of high land, from which water flows to one side or the other.

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