The percent-
age of the
earth's water that
is fresh water.
A The source of
/^* energy for
the hydrologic or
water cycle.
A Two possible j A
^* sources of | ***
groundwater con- j water.
tamination. I
The chemical
symbol for
A.
The name for
a smaller
stream that flows
into a larger
stream.
The three
largest
oceans.
What is 3?
What is the
sun?
What are
landfills and
septic tanks? (other
acceptable answers include; feed
lots, human wastes, animal
wastes, fertilizers, and aban-
doned wells.)
Q.
What is hbO?
What is a
tributary?
Q
What are the
Atlantic,
Pacific, and Indian?
The five
Great Lakes.
What are the
* Huron,
| Ontario, Michigan,
I Erie, and Superior?
A The process
^^* by which a
vapor becomes a
liquid or a solid.
/"") What is con-
* densation?
A The wearing
>^* down or
washing away of
soil and land by the
action of water,
wind or ice.
Q.
What is ero-
sion?
A The constant
^^* circulation of
water from the
atmosphere to the
land and the
oceans and back
again.
What is the
water (hydro-
logic) cycle?
A The act of
^^* adding water
to crops.
What is irri-
* gation?
A The move- I
y^* ment of j
water down i
through the earth's I
surface. I
What is infil- |
* tration? !
(Percolation would also be an j
acceptable answer.) :
i A The capacity
! /^* of porous
! materials, such as
I sand and gravel, to
I transmit water.
A A term used
>^* to describe
the area drained by
a river and its trib-
utaries.
A Tanks used to
'** hold waste
from homes when a
sewer line is not
available.
A pit, hole, or j A A change in
* shaft sunk | ^^* the quality of
into the earth to i water that makes it
tap an underground | unsuitable for cer-
source of water. i tain uses.
Water-satu- I
* rated lands |
where aquatic j
plants and animals j
live. I
What is per-
meability?
What is a
* river basin?
(Watershed would also be an
acceptable answer.)
What are
* septic tanks?
/""") What is a
^" well?
What is pol-
lution?
(Contamination would also be an
acceptable answer.)
What are
wetlands?
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