8.E.1.1 Water Distribution Exam Questions and Answers(RATED A+)

8.E.1.1 Water Distribution Exam
Questions and Answers(RATED A+)

aquifer - ANSWER-An underground rock layer that stores water.

brackish water - ANSWER-mixture of fresh and salt water.

Estuary - ANSWER-the area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the
ocean

freshwater - ANSWER-water that has a low salinity.

glacier - ANSWER-A large mass of moving ice and snow on land

groundwater - ANSWER-water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices
in rock.

hydrosphere - ANSWER-All the water on earth

ice cap - ANSWER-permanent ice and snow; no plant life. holds most of the earth's
freshwater

permeable - ANSWER-Able to be passed or soaked through. This is how water
becomes groundwater.

river basin - ANSWER-The area of land drained by a river and its branches.

runoff - ANSWER-water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into
the ground

salinity - ANSWER-the amount of salt in water

tributary - ANSWER-a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river

saltwater - ANSWER-water with about 3.5% salt content; ocean water or seawater.

reservoir - ANSWER-A lake that stores water for human use.

Watershed - ANSWER-The land area that supplies water to a river system.