Water Distribution practice Test with
100% Correct Solutions
floodplain - ANSWER boundaries of a river system because the river height varies
bioindicators - ANSWER living things that are sensitive to pollution; can be used
to determine the health of an ecosystem
eutrophication - ANSWER process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time,
causing an increase in the growth of algae. This blocks sunlight, the algae die, and in
decomposition use up the oxygen. Fish kills occur.
permeable - ANSWER allows water to pass through; examples are soil and sandstone
impermeable - ANSWER water cannot pass through; example is clay
zone of saturation - ANSWER the area where all of the pores in the rock are filled
with water
water table - ANSWER upper surface of the zone of saturation
seepage - ANSWER process of water soaking into the ground
transpiration - ANSWER water released as a gas from plants
infiltration - ANSWER process of water moving from the surface into the ground
100% Correct Solutions
floodplain - ANSWER boundaries of a river system because the river height varies
bioindicators - ANSWER living things that are sensitive to pollution; can be used
to determine the health of an ecosystem
eutrophication - ANSWER process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time,
causing an increase in the growth of algae. This blocks sunlight, the algae die, and in
decomposition use up the oxygen. Fish kills occur.
permeable - ANSWER allows water to pass through; examples are soil and sandstone
impermeable - ANSWER water cannot pass through; example is clay
zone of saturation - ANSWER the area where all of the pores in the rock are filled
with water
water table - ANSWER upper surface of the zone of saturation
seepage - ANSWER process of water soaking into the ground
transpiration - ANSWER water released as a gas from plants
infiltration - ANSWER process of water moving from the surface into the ground
