Env. Sci Ch. 11.1 Water Resources

Ch. 11.1 Water Resources

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is all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow, that are found above the ground.

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The

system is the largest river system in the world as it drains an area of land that is nearly the size of Europe.

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A

is the area of land that is drained by a water system.

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is the water that is beneath the Earth’s surface.

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An

is a body or rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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is the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through it open spaces or pores.

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A hole that is

to reach groundwater is called a well.