Vocab- Groundwater/Watershed

What is an aquifer?

• A measure of hydrogen concentration in a solution

• An area of land where water drains into the same body of water

• A permeable rock layer that can hold or transport water

• A violent, natural occurrence

What is groundwater?

• Water beneath the Earth's surface

• A permeable rock layer that can transport water

• Surface land area where water enters an aquifer

• An area of land where water drains into the same body of water

What does 'permeability' refer to?

• The highest level of groundwater in an area

• The measure of the concentration of hydrogen in a solution

• Ability of a material to allow water to pass through

• The process by which material is deposited

What is pH?

• A violent, natural occurrence

• The process by which material is moved

• The measure of the concentration of hydrogen in a solution

• Ability of a material to allow water to pass through

What is a recharge zone?

• An area of land where all water drains into the same body of water

• Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• A permeable rock layer that can hold water

• Surface land area where water enters an aquifer

What is surface water?

• Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• The highest level of groundwater in an area

• A violent, usually destructive, natural occurrence

• Water beneath the Earth's surface

What is a watershed?

• The process by which material is moved by wind, water, or ice

• A permeable rock layer that can transport water

• A violent, natural occurrence

• An area of land where all of the groundwater and surface water drains into the same body of water

What is the water table?

• The highest level of groundwater in an area

• A measure of the concentration of hydrogen in a solution

• A pattern of ecosystems characterizing a region

• Surface land area where water enters an aquifer

Which term describes the ability of a rock layer to transport water?

• Permeability

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Catastrophic event

What is the main characteristic of a recharge zone?

• It is the highest level of groundwater in an area

• It is a permeable rock layer that can hold water

• It is an area of land where water drains into the same body of water

• It is surface land area where water enters an aquifer