Water Movement

All the land area that drains into a stream system is the system’s _________.

• runoff

• bed load

• watershed

• discharge

Infiltration of water into the ground depends on the number of open ________.

• divide

• holes

• fissures

• pores

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Water flowing downslope along Earth's surface is called ___.

• water fall

• runoff

• water shed

• stream

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An area of land where all streams/rivers flow toward the same body of water is called a

• watershed

• floodplain

• delta

• confluence

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A floodplain is adjacent to a _______________ and is periodically covered with water.

• ocean

• water pipeline

• stream

• parking lot

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A floodplain is an area that...

• is covered in water when a river overflows it's banks.

• is permanently covered in flood water.

• is the river channel between it's banks.

• is the watershed.

What is the energy source for the hydrological cycle?

• the Sun

• the Earth

• water

• the Moon

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The arrow shows rain water soaking into the ground. This is an example of

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• erosion

• impervious surface

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What is the source of groundwater?

• rain, snow, melted glaciers

• ocean water

• icebergs

• water from fossilized animals

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The top boundary of the zone of saturation in an aquifer which can fluctuate based on precipitation and the amount of draw from wells

• aquifer

• water table

• watershed

• drainage system

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