Unit 1 Hydrology

Changes in sea level will most likely cause change to what type of freshwater ecosystem?

• estuaries
• wetlands 

Groundwater pumping causes all of the following,  except _________

• increased water table
• aquifer depletion
• salt water intrusion
• aquifer subsidence 

A stream's drainage basin is all the water that _______________.

• flows into it
• infiltrates from it into the ground
• is removed from it for drinking water 
• is within 100 kilometers of its channel 

How does water move from plants to the atmosphere?

• Infiltration
• Condensation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation 

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Energy from the water cycle comes from the _______.

• ocean
• sun
• atmosphere
• soil

A river basin is ____________.

• The land drained by a river and its tributaries 
• The land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes 
• The land at the mouth of a river where water flows into the ocean
• The land formed as a result of river flooding 

What advantage does water from an aquifer have over other water sources?

• pollutants are filtered by rock and deep soil
• water comes directly from precipitation
• forms where fresh and salt water meet
• it rises to the surface near the ocean 

Examples of permeable materials include all except ___________

• rocks
• sand
• clay
• soil

How does groundwater move?

• By twisting and turning through interconnected small openings
• Straight down from the surface to form springs
• Rapidly through impermeable layers 

How do dams help with flood control?

• Increase the amount of water a channel can hold 
• Store flood water then let it out slowly