Impact on Water Vocabulary Review

What is it called when materials on a land surface are broken down and carried by the wind, water, or ice? ____________________________________.

• surface runoff

• ecosystems

• erosion

• algae

The excess water that flows over land when the soil below it is flooded is called ______________________.

• algae
• ecosystems
• surface runoff
• erosion

Green substance floating on the surface of a pond or lake is called ______________.

• erosion
• algae
• surface water
• ecosystem

Layers of rock below ground where all the cracks and spaces between rocks are full of water is called

• a dam

• algae

• an aquifer

3. Which of these are examples of groundwater?

• coral reef dying off

• rocks breaking down

• layers of rock

• surface water, springs, and wells

All living organisms in the ocean have either moved out or have died due to a lack of oxygen is describing ______________.

• ecosystems
• a dead zone
• algae
• surface runoff

Erosion is the process by which rain, wind, and ice breaks apart the land.

• True

• False

A structure built across a stream, river, or lake to hold water back is called a ______.

• landfill
• well
• surface runoff
• dam

All of the living things, which include plants and animals that are living within a certain area are describing _______________.

• surface runoff
• ecosystems
• dams
• erosion