Water sources vocab review

What is a reservoir?

• A large artificial lake used to store freshwater which can collect or be piped there for community use.

• A domestic storage device used to hold rainwater, usually located in backyards.

• A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, sometimes used to generate electricity.

• A facility that converts sea water (salt) to fresh water using a water purification system called reverse osmosis.

What is a glacier?

• Reclaimed, treated water that can be reintroduced into the water system safely.

• Slowly moving river of ice, usually located in higher altitudes.

• Massive frozen sheets of ice sitting atop of land and often along the coast.

• An area of land usually covered by freshwater that supports aquatic flora and fauna

What is a desalination plant?

• A large natural, meandering stream of fresh water flowing to the sea or to a lake.

• A shared tap which is installed for areas which do not have independent running water

• An elevated water tank, whose height creates pressure to pipe and distribute the water.

• A facility that converts sea water (salt) to fresh water using a water purification system called reverse osmosis

What is a dam?

• A well or pipe drilled into the ground to access an aquifer.

• An elevated water tank, whose height creates pressure to pipe and distribute the water.

• A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, sometimes used to generate electricity.

• A large vehicle with a large tank used to move, deliver and sometime spray water.

What is an aquifer?

• An elevated water tank, whose height creates pressure to pipe and distribute the water.

• Groundwater stored in rock layers beneath surface of the earth.

• A domestic storage device used to hold rainwater, usually located in backyards.

• A large natural, meandering stream of fresh water flowing to the sea or to a lake.

What is a bore?

• A large natural, meandering stream of fresh water flowing to the sea or to a lake.

• A well or pipe drilled into the ground to access an aquifer.

• Reclaimed, treated water that can be reintroduced into the water system safely.

• An elevated water tank, whose height creates pressure to pipe and distribute the water.

What is a public standpipe?

• A shared tap which is installed for areas which do not have independent running water.

• An elevated water tank, whose height creates pressure to pipe and distribute the water.

• A large artificial lake used to store freshwater which can collect or be piped there for community use

• A large vehicle with a large tank used to move, deliver and sometime spray water.