Practice Surface Water & Groundwater

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A smaller stream that feeds into a river is called...

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tributary

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A measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance is known as...

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gradient

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What happens when the polar ice caps melt?

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Sea levels rise.

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Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

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In icecaps and glaciers.

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An underground layer of sand, gravel or rock that stores and carries water is called...

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aquifer.

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The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water is called...

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condensation.

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth is known as...

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the water cycle.

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The top surface of the saturated zone of soil or rock is called...

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the water table.

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What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground?

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infiltration.

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The area of land where all the water drains into a specific body of water is called...

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a watershed.