Hydrology Quiz 1: Water Cycle, Runoff & Groundwater Practice Questions
Aquifer - ANS ✔✔An underground soil or rock that is porous enough to yield significant amount
of water for public supply
Aquitard - ANS ✔✔Water is unable to get through to the Aquifer; confines the aquifer
Base Flow - ANS ✔✔Dry weather flow in a stream lead by ground water into a stream
Confined Aquifer - ANS ✔✔an aquifer that is sandwiched between two impermeable layers
Discharge Area - ANS ✔✔The area where ground water seeps into stream channels and
becomes surface water
Groundwater - ANS ✔✔Water located underground in-between soil particles or within porous
rock
Infiltration - ANS ✔✔Process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil; penetration
Percolation - ANS ✔✔Process by which liquid slowly passes through the pores of soil due to
gravity
Tipping Bucket - ANS ✔✔An instrument used to measure precipitation levels
Cross Section - ANS ✔✔Length of a stream or river to determine the elevation of water bed
Surfacewater - ANS ✔✔Water that flows over the ground; water found in lakes, streams and
rivers
Aquifer - ANS ✔✔An underground soil or rock that is porous enough to yield significant amount
of water for public supply
Aquitard - ANS ✔✔Water is unable to get through to the Aquifer; confines the aquifer
Base Flow - ANS ✔✔Dry weather flow in a stream lead by ground water into a stream
Confined Aquifer - ANS ✔✔an aquifer that is sandwiched between two impermeable layers
Discharge Area - ANS ✔✔The area where ground water seeps into stream channels and
becomes surface water
Groundwater - ANS ✔✔Water located underground in-between soil particles or within porous
rock
Infiltration - ANS ✔✔Process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil; penetration
Percolation - ANS ✔✔Process by which liquid slowly passes through the pores of soil due to
gravity
Tipping Bucket - ANS ✔✔An instrument used to measure precipitation levels
Cross Section - ANS ✔✔Length of a stream or river to determine the elevation of water bed
Surfacewater - ANS ✔✔Water that flows over the ground; water found in lakes, streams and
rivers
