Chapter 6 Review

Running Water and Ground Water 12/12/13

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The water cycle consists of various reservoirs and ways for water to move between them. Name as many reservoirs as you can.

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Name the process that allows water to move between the following reservoirs. Ocean to atmosphere Evaporation

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Surface to groundwater Infiltration

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Soil to atmosphere (via plants)

Transpiration

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Atmosphere to surface

Precipitation

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How much of Earths water(%) is contained within the oceans?

97%

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How much of Earths water(%) is contained within glaciers?

2%

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What term is defined as the slope or steepness of a stream channel?

Gradient

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What term is defined as the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given unit of time?

Discharge

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What term is defined as a stream that empties into another stream?

Tributary

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Why does the outside bend of a meander erode more than the inside bend?

The water is moving faster

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What is the type of lake that forms from broken off meanders? Oxbow lake

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A streams job is to erode, transport, and deposit soil and rock. What factor determines where a river will deposit its material? Speed of water

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What term is defined as an accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake of ocean?

Delta

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What type of features are common in rivers that exist in places high above sea-level? (Like the upper Ganges) Waterfalls, rapids, whitewater

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What type of features are common in streams with wide valleys closer to the mouth of the river?

Meanders, wide U-shaped channel, floodplain

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What are the spaces in soil that allow water to infiltrate?

Pores

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What is the name of the zone where water accumulates underground?

Zone of Saturation

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What is the name of the upper level of the zone of saturation?

Water Table

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What term is defined as the ability of soil to transmit water through connected pore spaces? Permeability

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What is a cone of depression?

An area of lower water table near a well

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True of False: Groundwater moves underground about 3-4 miles per day.

False

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True or False: In New England ancient river beds often make modern day aquifers.

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True or False: Much of the surficial deposits of New England were transported by glaciers throughout the geologic past.