Water Distribution Questions Best Graded Answers

Desalination - ANSWER-A process of removing salt from ocean water Watershed - ANSWER-the land area that drains into a river, stream, or other body of water. River Basin - ANSWER-The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries Tributary - ANSWER-A stream or river that flows into a larger river Reservoir - ANSWER-A lake that stores water for human use. Wetland - ANSWER-an area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year Glacier - ANSWER-Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land Iceberg - ANSWER-a large floating mass of ice that breaks off from a glacier. Ice Cap - ANSWER-a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) Aquifer - ANSWER-An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water Artesian Well - ANSWER-A well in which water rises because of pressure within an aquifer. Flood - ANSWER-an excess of water covering the land Drought - ANSWER-long period of scarce rainfall