Water Systems

1. Particularly large glacier that covers the land.

Igloo

Aquifer

Ice Sheet

Groundwater Ice

2. Process of removing salt from water.

Desalination

Fluid System

Friction

Discharge

3. Forests and wetlands play a vital role in protecting and purifying sources of freshwater.

True

False

4. Content that is harmful to humans, other animals, and the environment.

Desalinization

Buoyancy

Contaminant

Watershed

5. Underground freshwater reservoir

Wetland

Aquifer

Surface Water

Pond

6. Area of land where all the water eventually drains into one main water body, such as a stream, river, wetland, lake or ocean.

Watershed

Water table

Aquifer

Groundwater

7. Notable about the distribution of water on Earth is that:

97% of Earth's water is salt water

97% of Earth's water is fresh water

66% of Earth's water is located in the atmosphere

50% of Earth's water is stored frozen in glaciers and ice sheets

8. Type of water with less than 1% dissolved salts.

Salt Water

Hydraulic System

Fresh Water

Ice Sheet

9. Area where water fills all the air spaces in the soil and in the tiny cracks in the rock.

River

Groundwater Zone

Aquifer

Pond

10. Amount of dissolved salts in water.

Salt Water

Salinity

Fresh Water

Septic System

11. Area with a small localized climate variation that differs from the larger climate area around it.

Microclimate

Weather

Atmosphere

Polar Icecap

12. Mass of ice and overlying snow that moves slowly down the mountain slope under the influence of gravity.

Ice Sheet

Ice Cap

Igloo

Glacier

13. Generally, the concentration of dissolved salts in ocean water averages:

0.3%

1%

3.5%

30%

14. A heat island is most commonly found in:

Small Cities

Large Cities

Rural Country

Canada

15. Upper surface of the groundwater zone.

Surface water

Groundwater

Water table

Aquifer

16. Self-contained wastewater treatment facility.

Simple Machine

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Slurry

Septic System

Water Systems

1. Particularly large glacier that covers the land.

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2. Process of removing salt from water.

3. Forests and wetlands play a vital role in protecting and purifying sources of freshwater.

4. Content that is harmful to humans, other animals, and the environment.

5. Underground freshwater reservoir

6. Area of land where all the water eventually drains into one main water body, such as a stream, river, wetland, lake or ocean.

7. Notable about the distribution of water on Earth is that:

8. Type of water with less than 1% dissolved salts.

9. Area where water fills all the air spaces in the soil and in the tiny cracks in the rock.

10. Amount of dissolved salts in water.

11. Area with a small localized climate variation that differs from the larger climate area around it.

12. Mass of ice and overlying snow that moves slowly down the mountain slope under the influence of gravity.

13. Generally, the concentration of dissolved salts in ocean water averages:

14. A heat island is most commonly found in:

15. Upper surface of the groundwater zone.

16. Self-contained wastewater treatment facility.