Environmental Science Chapter 11 Section 1

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underground formation containing groundwater

• a. watershed

• b. aquifer

• c. river system

• d. groundwater

• e. recharge zone

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flowing network of surface water

• a. watershed

• b. aquifer

• c. river system

• d. groundwater

• e. recharge zone

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description.

area of Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the aquifer

• a. watershed

• b. aquifer

• c. river system

• d. groundwater

• e. recharge zone

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description.

area of land drained by a river

• a. watershed

• b. aquifer

• c. river system

• d. groundwater

• e. recharge zone

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water stored under Earth’s surface

• a. watershed

• b. aquifer

• c. river system

• d. groundwater

• e. recharge zone

How much of Earth’s water is fresh water?

• a. 1 percent

• b. 3 percent

• c. 77 percent

• d. 97 percent

Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface water?

• a. wetlands

• b. rivers

• c. aquifers

• d. lakes

Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource?

• a. Most of Earth’s water is salt water.

• b. About 71 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water.

• c. Most of Earth’s fresh water is not liquid water usable by humans.

• d. both (a) and (c)

Surface water becomes groundwater when it

• a. moves below the water table.

• b. condenses to form drops of liquid water.

• c. percolates into the recharge zone.

• d. flows onto the ground through a spring.

A rock’s ability to allow the flow of water through it is called

• a. permeability

• b. porosity.

• c. recharge.

• d. distribution.