U2L3 - Surface Water and Groundwater Pretest

Front

What is the top of the underground water called?

Back

Water table

Front

What natural feature serves as a boundary between two watersheds?

Back

A divide

Front

What should Ava use to calculate a river's discharge?

Back

The volume of water that flows over time

Front

Which rock layer provides the best long-term storage of groundwater?

Back

Layer III

Front

What type of soil can store the greatest amount of water?

Back

One that has high porosity

Front

What is groundwater?

Back

Water that fills open spaces underground.

Front

What is surface water?

Back

Water that collects on the surface of the ground, such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Front

What is a watershed?

Back

An area of land that drains into a particular body of water.

Front

What is porosity?

Back

The measure of how much empty space is in a material, affecting its ability to hold water.

Front

What is permeability?

Back

The ability of a material to allow water to pass through it.