Unit 12 Review 2020

The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a

• water table

• estuary

• watershed

• wetland

Water will keep moving underground until it reaches a(n) __________

• permeable layer

• impermeable layer

Soils that contain grasses or other vegetation allow more water to enter the ground than do streets and parking lots.

• true

• false

Which of the following statements is NOT part of the water cycle.

• water falls as precipitation back to Earth
• water evaporates from bodies of water on Earth
• water soaks into the ground
• water dissolves minerals from rocks it flows over

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• surface water

• fresh water

• salt water

• brackish water

All the land drained by a river, stream or lake.

• river basin

• watershed

• drainage basin

• estuary

The water found in cracks and pores in sand, gravel and rocks below the earth’s surface.

• groundwater

• watershed

• estuary

• ocean

A porous rock layer underground that is saturated with water.

• watershed

• aquifer

• rver basin

• ocean

Estuaries are valuable for all of these EXCEPT...

• nursery for young fish

• upwelling

• nutrients

• areas to hide from predators

Choose ALL the renewable energy resources.

• solar

• nuclear

• hydroelectric

• biomass