Notes

Notes

Ch.12 Test Notes
Word Bank
Geyser- ground water is heated by geothermal forces; erupts onto surface
Precipitation- liquid falls back to earth
Evaporation- liquid to gas
Watershed- the land area that supplies water to a river system
Aquifer- an underground rock layer or sediment that holds water
Permeable- characteristic of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through
Wetlands-an area covered with water for all or part of the year
Saturated zone- an area of soil or permeable rock that is filled up with water
Water table- the top of the saturation zone
Conservation- the practice of using less of a resource so that it will not be used up
Habitat- the place where an organism lives and where it obtains all the things it needs to survive
True & False
Q: What type of process is evaporation?
A: liquid to gas
Q: How does am Artesian well work?
A: a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
Q: Where is the unsaturated zone?
A: above water table
Q: What is pure water?
A: water from any source that is physically processed to remove impurities
Q: How deep does sunlight penetrate water?
A: depends where it is at
Q: What is the function of wetlands?
A: an area covered with water for all or part of a year
Q: Where/what is the water table?
A: the top of saturation zone
Q: What causes a lake or pond to form?
A: when a depression in the land is low enough to be into the water table
Fill In
Rainwater- water that falls from the sky & recharges aquifers
Hard water- the combined level of two minerals calcium and magnesium in a sample of water
Reservoirs- a lake that stores water for human use
Spring- a place where groundwater flows to the surface
Water cycle- the continual movement of water among Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Essay
Q, How can humans conserve water and prevent pollution?
Humans can conserve water by...