Water Pollution

Water molecules travel between earth's surface and the atmosphere

• the surface cycle

• the water cycle

• the river cycle

Surface water is

• Freshwater that is in earth underground

• Freshwater that is in earth's oceans

• Freshwater that is on earth's surface

The area of land that is drained by a river is known as

• river system

• surface water

• watershed

Water that is found beneath Earth's surface in the spaces in sediment and rock formations is

• surface water

• ground water

• aquifer

An aquifer is

• an underground formation that contains groundwater

• a formation above ground holding surfrace water

• water in a lake

The area of Earth's surface where water percolates down into an aquifer is

• watershed

• recharge zone

• well

The method of providing plants with water from sources other than direct precipitation

• irrigation

• feeding

• industrial

A reservoir is

• a manmade lake

• a normal lake

• is not manmade

turning the water off while brushing your teeth, fix a leak, run the washing machine only when its full, don't over water your lawn - these are all examples of

• how to use water

• how to conserve water

• aren't related to water

Pollution that is coming from a single source -ex: leaking septic system

• point source pollution

• non point source pollution