Unit 3 Review

Front

What is the term for the process of water seeping through the ground into an aquifer?

Back

Recharge

Front

What does low permeability mean in terms of water flow?

Back

Water can't flow through easily.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor turns back into liquid water or ice crystals in the atmosphere?

Back

Condensation

Front

What do we call the water that fills lakes and rivers?

Back

Surface water

Front

What happens when fertilizers enter surface water?

Back

They cause rapid algal growth that decreases oxygen levels and chokes aquatic life.

Front

What is the term for the upper surface of the saturated zone in an aquifer?

Back

Water table

Front

What is the process of water moving from the ground to the atmosphere called?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the downward movement of water through soil and rock?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is the main source of surface water?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the term for the area of land where all the water drains into a specific body of water?

Back

Watershed