Earths Water Ch. 4 Science

Layers of rock or soil that allow water to flow through are called

• aquifers

• lakes

• reservoirs

• watersheds

Water that travels across land may pick up substances and become

• filtered

• fresh

• polluted

• precipitated

A sheet of ice that moves slowly over land is a(n)

• glacier

• ice berg

• icecap

• icesheet

The continuous movement of water from the Earthś surface to the air and back again is called the

• water evaporation

• water sequence

• water rotation

• water cycle

When water turns into a gas, the water is called

• condensation

• fresh water

• steam

• water vapor

A large body of salty water is called a(n)

• estuary

• lake

• ocean

• pond

A huge slab of ice and snow that covers a very large area of land is called a(n)

• glacier

• iceberg

• watershed

• blizzard

What do we call the area of land that drains into a specific river?

• rain drain

• island

• water drain

• watershed

A medium-sized body of fresh water surrounded by land is a(n)

• bay

• lake

• pond

• stream

When water vapor changes to liquid water, it

• condenses

• evaporates

• freezes

• precipitates