Water Resources Review

What is an underground layer of gravel, earth or porous rock which contains water?

Aquifer

The movement of water within the spaces of a porous material due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion and surface tension is known as which of the following?

Capillary action

What is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid form?

Condensation

The lowering of the earth's crust due to loss of support from beneath the ground is known as what?

Land subsidence

Which of the following is a body of water which is negatively affected by the addition of large amounts of minerals or pathogens?

Polluted

A lake created by placing a dam on a river is known as what?

Resevoir

What is another term for salt water?

Saline

What is the chemical description of water?

H2O

What is the movement and endless circulation of water between the atmosphere and the earth through condensation, precipitation, evaporation and transpiration called?

Hydrologic cycle

Which of the following is a substance which mixes easily with and dissolves in water?

Hydrophilic

Water seeping into the ground surface is called what?

Infiltration

When a contaminant cannot be traced to a specific point of discharge it results in which of the following?

Non-point source pollution

A substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances is what?

Solvent

The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance by 1°C it referred to as which of the following?

Specific heat

What is water flowing naturally from the earth due to an overflowing aquifer called?

Spring

The movement of water in a natural channel such as a creek, stream or river is known as which of the following?

Stream flow

What is the process by which plants return water to the atmosphere called?

Transpiration

The measure of sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended in a body of water is known as what?

Turbidity

Sewage, storm water or water which have been used for various things in the community are referred to as which of the following?

Wastewater

What are the rights of a person to use water from a particular source, whether it is from surface water or groundwater, called?

Water rights