Water Systems

Water that flows as runoff over the ground

• Underground Water

• Surface Water

• Geyser

• Aquifer

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Water that soaks into the ground between particles of soil and spaces in layers of rock

• Surface Water

• Ponds and Lakes

• Glacier

• Underground Water

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Water collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land

• River system

• Glacier

• Ponds & Lakes

• Wetlands

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A river and all the streams and land area that supply water to the system

• Glacier

• River System

• Ponds & Lakes

• Geyser

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Which will cause an increase in runoff and infiltration in an area?

• contouring farmland

• a drought

• digging wells

• excessive rain

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A rock layer that collects and stores water is called

• An aquifer

• an estuary

• a glacier

• a hydrosphere

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Which term best describe the area of water that drains into a river?

• watershed

• aquifer

• estuary

• ocean

The Chesapeake Bay is the ___ in the US.

• largest estuary

• smallest estuary

• largest tributary

• smallest ocean

The Chesapeake Bay is the ___ in the US.

• largest estuary

• smallest estuary

• largest tributary

• smallest ocean

Approximately how much of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 97%

• 71%

• 25%

• 3%

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