Aquatics Practice

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

• fresh water
• infiltration
• surface water
• groundwater

Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil.

• runoff
• spring
• groundwater
• aqueduct

An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.

• runoff
• water reclamation
• aqueduct
• aqueifer

The surface of a layer of saturates ground.

• water table
• groundwater
• watershed
• reservoir

A region of land that drains into a river.

• water reclamation
• watershed
• aquifer
• irrigation

A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

• watershed
• desalination
• groundwater
• well

Where most freshwater is found in _________.

• Groundwater

• Lakes

• Glaciers

• Sea water

What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

• 97%

• 3%

Which of the following is the largest river system in the United States?

• Yukon River

• Colorado River

• Rio Grande River

• Mississippi River