Intro to Water Environmental Science

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• watershed
• groundwater
• permeability
• aquifer

2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location?

• atmosphere
• rivers and lakes
• underground
• ice and glaciers

____________ is the water that collects in spaces and soil UNDERGROUND.

• Soil water
• Groundwater
• under pools
• ice caps

A specific source of pollution is known as

• Water pollution
• Point source 
• Non-point source 

The uppermost level at which the water in a given area fully saturates rock or soil.

• Impermeable surface
• Rock and mantle
• water table
• groundwater recharge

Which sector uses the most water?

• agriculture
• industry
• household

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

infiltration

• when pollution soaks into an aquifer
• when water soaks into an aquifer
• when water runs into a river
• when pollution runs into a river

When it rains or snows, most water that doesn't evaporate soaks into the ground. This is called -

• Ice
• Groundwater
• Habitat
• Freshwater