Vocab Flashcard - Chapter 10, Lessons 2 & 3

Front

What are smaller rivers and streams that run into a larger river called?

Back

Tributary

Front

What is a ridge of land that separates watersheds called?

Back

Divide

Front

What is any underground layer of permeable rock that holds water and allows it to flow called?

Back

Aquifer

Front

What is material that allows water to pass through easily called?

Back

Permeable

Front

What is a lake that stores water for human use called?

Back

Reservoir

Front

What is the area of land that drains into a river called?

Back

Watershed

Front

What is the upper surface of the saturated zone of groundwater called?

Back

Water table

Front

What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water called?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the process that leads to the enrichment of water bodies with nutrients?

Back

Eutrophication