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Which is NOT a source of surface water?
lakes
wetlands
streams
water vapor
Which makes up the larger percent of all water on Earth?
freshwater
salt water
stale water
sugar water
What watershed is our area a part of?
Ohio River watershed
Lake Erie watershed
Turri River watershed
Susquehanna River watershed
Which is NOT a way water is stored in the water cycle?
percolation
oceans
atmosphere
groundwater
Most of Earth's freshwater is
surface water
ground water
frozen
bottled
A flowing network of water
river system
watershed
basin
NBC
The continuous movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere
precipitation
water cycle
homeostasis
infiltration
Area of land that is drained by a river
river system
recharge zone
watershed
beach
Process by which surface water drips down through the soil and into the rocks.
percolation
evaporation
precipitation
cha cha slide
Point beneath Earth's surface where the soil is saturated with water.
recharge zone
water chair
watershed
water table
An area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer.
water table
watershed
recharge zone
river system
The percentage of total volume of a rock that has spaces or pores
porosity
porability
permeability
100%
largest watershed in the United States
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Mississippi River Watershed
Susquehanna River Watershed
Turri River Watershed
Underground formation that contains groundwater
aquifer
percolator
recharge zone
watershed
The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it.
porosity
percolation
permeability
equilibrium
Number of watersheds in Pennsylvania
4
67
6
13
Why can't we survive by drinking salt water?
it will make you hungry
there is not a lot of salt water on Earth
it will dehydrate you
Which type of land use would allow more water to percolate through the soil to become ground water?
residential
forest
a parking lot
agricultural
Which makes up a greater percentage of the freshwater on Earth?
groundwater
surface water
Water is naturally renewed by circulating through the water cycle.
true
false
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