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Earth Science: Running Water & Groundwater

Quiz by Jessica Beheler

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32 questions
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  • Q1
    the sorted material deposited by a stream
    alluvium
    30s
  • Q2
    rock or soil through which groundwater moves easily
    aquifer
    30s
  • Q3
    a well in which the water naturally rises above the level of the water table
    artesian well
    30s
  • Q4
    the lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel
    base level
    30s
  • Q5
    sediment that is carried by a stream along the bottom of its channel
    bed load
    30s
  • Q6
    the total amount of sediment a stream is able to transport
    capacity
    30s
  • Q7
    a naturally formed underground chamber or series of chambers most commonly produced by solution activity in limestone
    cavern
    30s
  • Q8
    an accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake or an ocean
    delta
    30s
  • Q9
    the quantity of water in a stream that passes a given point in a period of time
    discharge
    30s
  • Q10
    an imaginary line that separates the drainage of two streams; often found along a ridge
    divide
    30s
  • Q11
    the land area that conributes water to a stream
    drainage basin
    30s
  • Q12
    occurs when the discharge of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the carrying capacity of its channel
    flood
    30s
  • Q13
    the flat, low-lying portion of a stream valley subject to periodic flooding
    floodplain
    30s
  • Q14
    a hot spring or fountain that ejects water at various intervals
    geyser
    30s
  • Q15
    the slope of a stream over a certain distance
    gradient
    30s

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