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WorksheetsThe "Term"-inal Game
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Well
a)
An area of higher ground that separates two watersheds
b)
A stream that flows into a lake or larger stream
c)
A deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water
d)
The amount of water that a stream/river carries at a given time
2.
Precipitation
a)
Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Hail that falls onto clouds
b)
Rain, Sleet, Hail, or Snow that falls from clouds onto the earth's surface
c)
Water that turns to vapor from the sun's energy
d)
Water that has been absorbed into the ground and vegitation
3.
Percolation
a)
The downward movement of water through spaces in soil
b)
Precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers
c)
The path that a stream takes
d)
The materials carried by a stream
4.
Load
a)
The materials carried by a stream
b)
The amount of water a stream/river carries at a given time
c)
The downward movement of water through spaces in the earth's soil
d)
The process in which soil and sediments are transported from one point to another
5.
Hydrology
a)
the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water
b)
the scientific study of the states of water
c)
the scientific study of aquifers and their qualities
d)
the movement of water vapors
6.
Floodplain
a)
pebbles that people place around a river to prevent an overflow
b)
an open area where water is drained when it floods
c)
an area around a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
d)
when water piles up and overflows a dam
7.
Hydrologic Cycle
a)
A cycle in which water is evaporated, cools, and falls back down to the atmosphere
b)
a cycle in which water is taken to a reservoir purified, used, and throw back in to the lake
c)
a cycle in which water changes it state of matter continuously
d)
when water is transported to a well
8.
Unsaturated Zone
a)
the portion of the subsurface above the groundwater
b)
the portion of the subsurface below the groundwater
c)
an unirrigated plot of land where soil quality is poor
d)
where water doesn't infiltrate the ground
9.
Watershed
a)
A giant reservoir that holds water
b)
When all of the water in a certain area is drained into a well
c)
An area of land where all of the water collects and sits
d)
An area of land where all the water collects and is drained
10.
Saturated Zone
a)
An area of land where crop growing is good, as the soil has lots of water
b)
the area in an aquifer above the water table
c)
the area in an aquifer below the water table
d)
a zone where soil quality is extremely good
11.
Gradiant
a)
the measurement of the change of elevation over a period of time
b)
the measurement of the change in water quality over a period of time
c)
the materials carried by a stream
d)
a small stream that leads into a lake or bigger stream
12.
Reservior
a)
a large natural or manmade lake used as a source of water supply
b)
a cycle in which water is collected, purified, and put into plastic bottles
c)
a cycle in which water is evaporated, cools, and falls back through the atmosphere
d)
a large plot of land used to house animals in
13.
Riverbed
a)
the bed or channel in which a river flows
b)
where all of the water collects and is drained
c)
when rocks collect around a river to prevent flooding
d)
a large natural or manmade lake used to store water in
14.
Groundwater
a)
water that is held in soil or openings and crevices in rocks
b)
water that is held in clouds and falls down to the ground
c)
when water is turned into vapor from the sun's energy
d)
the area in an aquifer below the table
15.
Discharge
a)
the volume of water that flows within a given time
b)
a small stream that connects two larger bodies of water
c)
the area of an aquifer above the water table
d)
the materials that a stream carries
16.
Channel
a)
a length of water that joins two larger bodies of water together
b)
a large lake
c)
how much water is in a body of water at a certain point
d)
An area of land where water collects and is drained
17.
Aquifer
a)
rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow
b)
A manmade underground reservoir that can hold groundwater
c)
A deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water
d)
how much water is in a body of water at a certain point
18.
Condensation
a)
when water heats up and turns into vapors
b)
when water droplets cool to form clouds
c)
rain, sleet, snow, or hail that falls from the atmosphere onto the earth's land and oceans
d)
a stream that flows into a lake or a larger stream
19.
Evaporation
a)
when water heats up and turns to vapor form the sun's energy
b)
when water cools down and turns into water droplets that form clouds
c)
the process in which soil and sediments are carried from one area to another
d)
the amount of water that a stream or river carries at a certain time
20.
Tributary
a)
a stream that flows into a lake or a larger stream
b)
rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow
c)
a length of water that joins two larger bodies of water together
d)
the bed or channel in which a river flows
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