Water Processes

What do you call the process by which precipitation trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater?

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Runoff

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What is shown in the picture below?

• Headwaters

• Delta

• Alluvial fan

• Landslide

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What can you do to help protect groundwater?

• Recycle used waste oil

• Don't over apply lawn chemicals

• Dispose of hazardous and household chemicals properly

• All of the above.

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How fast does groundwater move?

• It flows like a river

• It does not flow

• Inches per year to feet per minute

• It always flows underground in the downhill direction

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Does groundwater ever appear at the land surface?

• Yes, in springs and geysers

• Yes, in glaciers and ice caps

• No, it always stays underground

• No, groundwater is a myth

Select the TWO Features that are shown in the picture below?

• Meander

• Kettle lake

• Oxbow lake

• Ventifacts

• Glacial till

Use the word bank to label terms related to groundwater.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Zone of Aeration

Zone of Saturation

Well

Artesian Well

Water Table

Aquitard

Drawdown

Recharge

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Explain what Porosity and Permeability are. How are they similar and different?

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Water that flows downhill in the form of rivers and streams is called _________.

• groundwater
• fluvial
• infiltration
• runoff

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Why does warmer air rise?

• It is more dense.

• It is less dense.

• It has a lower pressure.

• It has high pressure.

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