Earth Science Quiz 2

Front 1

underground layer of permeable rock from which groundwater can be removed

Back 1

aquifer

Front 2

not allowing a liquid to pass through

Back 2

impermeable

Front 3

allowing a liquid to pass through

Back 3

permeable

Front 4

amount of air space between soil, or rock particles

Back 4

porosity

Front 5

top of the saturated zone in water

Back 5

water table

Front 6

groundwater fills the spaces between _____ and _____

Back 6

soil particles, cracks in rocks

Front 7

groundwater accounts for ___% of earth's freshwater

Back 7

30%

Front 8

the saturated zone is _________ filled with _______

Back 8

completely, water

Front 9

the unsaturated zone ______ _____ _____ of the water table

Back 9

sits on top

Front 10

porosity is determined by:

Back 10

particle shape, size, and arrangement

Front 11

aquifers can be three types:

Back 11

confined, unconfined, or perched

Front 12

groundwater is recharged by ___________

Back 12

precipitation

Front 13

over time, groundwater ________ into Earth's surface water

Back 13

discharges

Front 14

ways to locate groundwater

Back 14

locate rocks, vegetation, and landforms

Front 15

A confined aquifer is _____.

Back 15

found between two impermeable layers

Front 16

very permeable substance

Back 16

gravel

Front 17

what is least porous?

Back 17

unsorted sand and rock

Front 18

Macy is looking for groundwater. She will most likely find it _____.

Back 18

in an area with limestone deposits

Front 19

The water table _____.

Back 19

rises and falls with precipitation

Front 20

a small creek or stream that feeds a larger river or lake

Back 20

tributary

Front 21

area of land where all the draining water goes into the same river system

Back 21

watershed

Front 22

___% of earths surface water is in lakes. ___% is in rivers and streams

Back 22

87%, 2%

Front 23

only ____% of earths freshwater is in lakes, ____% of earths freshwater is in rivers and streams

Back 23

.25%, .0006%

Front 24

lakes form when water fills _________ in earth's surface

Back 24

depression

Front 25

lakes without _______ contain saltwater

Back 25

outlets

Front 26

lakes are recharged by _______, _________, ________, __________, and ____________

Back 26

precipitation, melting snow and ice, rivers, streams, groundwater seepage

Front 27

water is discharged by _________, ______, _______, and __________

Back 27

exaporation, rivers, streams, and the ground

Front 28

river systems are made of a ________, _______, and _______

Back 28

rivers source, tributaries, and the mouth

Front 29

rivers transport ______, _______, and ________

Back 29

people, goods, and soil

Front 30

rivers transform land through ________

Back 30

erosion

Front 31

the beginning of a river is called the _______

Back 31

source

Front 32

The Dead Sea contains saltwater. Most of its water leaves through _____.

Back 32

evaporation

Front 33

rivers flow _____ because of ______

Back 33

downhill, gravity

Front 34

Most lakes were formed from _____.

Back 34

melting glaciers

Front 35

area where all water drains into the same system

Back 35

watershed

Front 36

more of earths freshwater is found _______ than in _______

Back 36

underground, lakes

Front 37

intermediate stage between snow and ice

Back 37

firn

Front 38

large, dome-shaped mass of ice

Back 38

ice cap

Front 39

large area of rock and sediment left by a glacier

Back 39

moraine

Front 40

____% of earth's freshwater is found in glaciers and ice caps

Back 40

70%

Front 41

glacial landforms include _____, _______, and _________

Back 41

horns, moraines, and glacial valleys

Front 42

most glaciers take ________ years to form. They form usually near the _______.

Back 42

100s of, poles

Front 43

the arctic ice cap ______ on top of the _________

Back 43

floats, arctic ocean

Front 44

the antarctic ice cap ______ most of _______

Back 44

covers, Antarctica

Front 45

ice caps and glaciers appear to be ______

Back 45

melting

Front 46

Retreating ice _____.

Back 46

causes sea level to rise and causes freshwater to be contaminated

Front 47

Kettle lakes form when _____.

Back 47

ice chunks break off a glacier, and then melt

Front 48

the sides of a glacier move _______ than the middle

Back 48

more slowly

Front 49

older glaciers have _____ ice crystals than the younger ones

Back 49

longer

Front 50

how do glaciers move?

Back 50

gravity pulls them downhill, melted ice allows glaciers to slide forward

Front 51

glaciers form when ______ stays in the same place for a long time

Back 51

snow