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WorksheetsRunning water and Groundwater
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
It is a land area that contributes water to a river system.
Divide
Drainage Basin
Hillslopes
Trunk stream
It is the unending circulation of Earth's water supply.
Rock Cycle
Soil Cycle
Hydrologic cycle
Streams
It is a cross-sectional view of a stream from its source area.
profile
drainage
flow velocity
longitudinal profile
It is an embankment, resembles dam, that can be made naturally or artificially. Its main purpose is to prevent flooding.
levee
swamp
ridge
tributaries
Sedimentary rocks have been folded or tilted and then eroded to varying degrees depending on their strength. these rocks will develop what kind of drainage pattern?
dendritic
trellis
rectangular
radial
This is the mixture of soil, or sediments that has been eroded and redeposited by streams.
fluvial soil
alluvium
flood plain
delta
Under which conditions would subsidence be most likely to occur?
Rapid recharge of groundwater into a confined aquifer.
Gradual removal of groundwater from fractured bedrock.
Gradual recharge of groundwater into an unconfined aquifer.
Rapid removal of groundwater from unconsolidated sediment.
How would the porosity and permeability values be changed as sand is converted to sandstone?
Porosity would increase, permeability would decrease.
Porosity would decrease, permeability would increase
Both would increase
Both would decrease
Aquifers must be:
permeable but not porous
porous and permeable
porous but not permeable
neither porous nor permeable
Water flows through permeable materials ______________ than impermeable materials.
faster
slower
