Earth Science Soil and Freshwater

Which well would be more effective to draw out water?

A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from the land mixes with salty seawater. 

What is the term for a winding, curving river?

a smaller river or stream that flow into a larger river or lake.

Fan-shaped deposits of water-transported sediments. Typically form at the bottom of a slope

Which soil horizon is composed of solid bedrock?

______ is dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decay

Karst topography such as caves are found in this region of Virginia

Which soil type would have the greatest permeability? 

(B) When liquid surface water gains energy, transforms into a gas, and rises into the atmoshere

Caves, caverns, stalactites, and sinkholes are examples of -

 _______ is the amount of empty space or void space between soil particles.

Which soil horizon contains humus?

Which will not cause the water table to drop?

_______ is a measure of the ability of a rock or sediment to transmit water or other liquids. 

___ is composed of loose rock fragments derived from weathered rock mixed with organic material

Label the areas of ground water

Identify this part of a river

Which diagram represents the oldest river valley system?

 an underground layer of  permeable rock (sand,silt, gravel) from which groundwater can flow

Karst topography forms when ________ is slowly dissolved away by slightly _____ groundwater. 

Pore space in the Zone of Saturation is filled with -

(A) When gaseous water rises into the atmosphere, cools down, and turns into liquid (clouds)

Area A represents the watershed for -

When a fast moving river empties into a lake what is the first sediment that is deposited?

Area C represents the watershed for