Mystery Science and Watery Review

Most people who don’t live near lakes and rivers get their water by digging a well and pulling water up from underground, where it seeped into the soil or rock. That’s called a/an...

• aquifer

• reservoir

• watershed

• valley

The strong winds in a hurricane push ocean water ahead of the hurricane, which may flood areas on the coast. This is called...

• a tsunami

• whipping

• storm surge

• a real problem

_______ elevation areas are most likely to flood, because water flows downhill toward them.

• high

• low

These things DECREASE the chance of flooding, rather than increase it because they keep water from flowing into a city.

• surges

• aquifers

• condensation

• levees

How many days can we go without fresh water to drink?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

Sources of this type of water, which we need to survive, include rain, lakes, rivers, and aquifers.

• salt

• cold

• fresh

• murky

Any type of ground or rock that has small holes (pores) which can hold water is called a/an...

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• aquifer

An artificial hole that is dug into the ground in order to reach water that is sitting in an aquifer is called a/an...

• well

• water table

• sea level

• impervious surface

The scientific name for water in its gas phase is

• condensation

• ice

• water vapor

• crystals

A simpler version of something in the real world, used by scientists to help them better understand how something works is a/an...

• drawing

• map

• contraption

• model