Exam 11: Fresh Water of the Continents

Precipitation that does not evapotranspirate or infiltrate once it hits the ground surface contributes to:

The term __________ refers to the amount of water passing a point on the stream's bank during a given unit of time.

The ridge and valley system of Appalachia which has parallel hills and valleys would have which type of drainage pattern?

A subsurface rock layer that is composed of clay and represents a barrier to flow would be described as a(n):

A layer of rock or sediment that contains abundant freely flowing ground water is known as a(n)_____________.

__________ refers to the amount of void space in a rock.

A body of rock or regolith that is water-saturated, porous, and permeable is known as a(n)__________.

Perfect symmetrical cone type volcanoes would have what type of drainage pattern?

The __________ is below the water table in which all the pore spaces are filled with water.

An aquifer in which the water is allowed to rise to its natural level is known as a confined aquifer.

Which of the following is true of a karst landscape?

Use the image below to describe the types of environmental changes that appear to be occurring in this region of the Aral Sea. Use what you have learned in this chapter to strengthen your points.

Precipitation that flows over the land in stream channels is commonly referred to as __________.

Water from precipitation sinks into the soil and flows downward through the soil-water belt under the force of gravity is a process called __________.

The feature pictured below is formed as a result of subsurface dissolution of limestone rock which can weaken the overlying material and cause it to collapse. These resulting features are called:

Which of the following conditions would be most consistent with the characteristics of a good aquifer?

What is a cone of depression?

According to the figure below, the Ohio River eventually drains into what body of water?

The replenishment of groundwater is known as __________.

The total area from which water flows into a stream is known as the drainage basin.