Chapter 7 Review

We call each place in which water spends time a _____

• hydrosphere

• reservoir

• aquifer

• glacier

What is a part of Earth where material (such as water) remains for a period of time; also, a term used for an artificial water body behind a dam?

• residence time

• reservoir

• aquifer

• glacier

What are all the places that hold water on Earth, including surface water, groundwater, glaciers, and water in the atmosphere?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Biosphere

What is the time a molecule of a nutrient (like water) spends in a particular reservoir?

• Ground time

• Recharge time

• Residence time

• Aquifer

The time a molecule spends in a particular reservoir of water molecules in the air is only about how many days?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

A subsurface area of rock or sediment where water can accumulate or pass through is called what?

• bedrock

• reservoir

• aquifer

• glacier

What forms when rainfall infiltrates into the ground and into an aquifer?

• bedrock

• reservoir

• aquifer

• groundwater

A much smaller amount of liquid freshwater is in where?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Streams

• Oceans

Most of Earth's freshwater is held in ice and snow.

• True

• False

What is a community of organisms that requires groundwater to meet at least some of its water needs?

• Bisopheres

• Ecosystems

• groundwater-dependent ecosystems

• groundwater-independent ecosystems