Water Resources

The _________________ river gives water to Central California, including Modesto.

• Colorado
• Mississippi
• San Joaquin-Sacramento
• Lake Tahoe

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• watershed
• groundwater
• permeability
• aquifer

It refers to the removal of salt from ocean water

• dam
• reservoir
• salination
• desalination

The largest percentage of indoor household water use is

• bathing and showering
• toilet flushing
• laundry
• washing dishes

2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location?

• atmosphere
• rivers and lakes
• underground
• ice and glaciers

The process of supplying fresh water to farm fields and orchards is called _____________________.

• condensation
• irrigation
• desalination
• reclamation

what is one way you can conserve water?

• take shorter showers
• drink a lot of water
• water your lawn daily
• keep your faucet running

The salt in ocean water comes from _____ or rain water that flows over the land without sinking into the soil.

• Runoff
• Showers
• Salt streams
• Whales

____________ is the water that collects in spaces and soil UNDERGROUND.

• Soil water
• Groundwater
• under pools
• ice caps

Look at the graphic feature on page 89. What is the name of the layer that water can easily move through and therefore a well is placed into that layer.

• aquifer
• impermeable layer
• water table
• soil