Water Vocabulary Quiz

Contamination of Earth's land, water or air.

The area of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks are totally filled with water.

The land area that supplies water to a river system.

(a)  

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water.

(a)  

A lake that stores water for human use.

The layer of rocks and soil above the water in which the pores contain air, also called the zone of aeration ​ (a)   ​

A stream or river that flows into a larger river.

The build up over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae.

The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, toilets and showers.

(a)  

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil rock layers.