Water Distribution Vocab Implementation Questions

What is a mix of freshwater and seawater that commonly occurs in estuaries?

• Ice caps

• Brackish water

• Groundwater

• Surface water

Where does a freshwater stream or river merge with the ocean?

• Estuary

• River basin

• Creek

• Watershed

What are areas covered with thick ice year-round called?

• Confined aquifer

• Ice caps

• Water table

• Runoff

What is water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock known as?

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

What is an aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay that impedes water flow called?

• Unconfined aquifer

• Confined aquifer

• River basin

• Spring

What is an aquifer with no impermeable layer restricting the upper surface of the zone of saturation?

• Confined aquifer

• Unconfined aquifer

• Watershed

• Estuary

What is water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff called?

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Brackish water

• Ice caps

What is the upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater?

• Water table

• Creek

• River basin

• Transpiration

What is the area of land drained by a river and its branches?

• Estuary

• River basin

• Watershed

• Spring

What is a natural stream of running water larger than a brook but smaller than a river?

• Creek

• Estuary

• Runoff

• Precipitation