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WorksheetsWater Key Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The change of state from a liquid to a gas.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
evaporation
2.
All the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground
a)
aquifers
b)
surface water
c)
groundwater
d)
river system
3.
The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans
a)
water cycle
b)
watershed
c)
river system
d)
surface water
4.
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
a)
precipitation
b)
water cycle
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
5.
The area of land that is drained by a water system
a)
reservoir
b)
river system
c)
watershed
d)
aquifer
6.
A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
a)
dam
b)
surface water
c)
watershed
d)
aquifer
7.
Any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
porosity
d)
condensation
8.
A flowing network of rivers and streams draining a river basin
a)
groundwater
b)
watershed
c)
river system
d)
water cycle
9.
The water that is beneath the Earth's surface
a)
potable
b)
groundwater
c)
reservoir
d)
pathogen
10.
A process of removing salt from ocean water
a)
desalination
b)
condensation
c)
permeability
d)
pathogen
11.
The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores
a)
porosity
b)
permeability
c)
evaporation
d)
desalination
12.
Water that is suitable for drinking
a)
pathogen
b)
gray
c)
potable
d)
recycled
13.
A structure that is built across a river to control a river's flow
a)
reservoir
b)
dam
c)
watershed
d)
aquifer
14.
The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces
a)
permeability
b)
recharge zone
c)
potable
d)
porosity
15.
An artificial body of water that usually forms behind
a)
river system
b)
reservoir
c)
watershed
d)
groundwater
16.
Contamination of water by waste or other materials that are harmful to organisms in and around the water
a)
desalination
b)
pathogen
c)
water pollution
d)
water cycle
17.
An area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer
a)
surface water
b)
recharge zone
c)
potable
d)
river system
18.
A microorganism, virus, or protein that causes disease; an infectious agent
a)
pathogen
b)
potable
c)
porosity
d)
desalination
19.
Pollution that comes from a specific site
a)
water pollution
b)
nonpoint-source pollution
c)
point-source pollution
d)
potable
20.
Pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single specific site
a)
desalination
b)
condensation
c)
point-source pollution
d)
nonpoint-source pollution
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