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Quiz by Jacqueline Billing, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jacqueline Billing
over 10 years ago
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Question 1
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What is meant by the term confluence?
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A dividing line between two river valleys
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The place where two or more rivers meet
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The surface level of underground water
Question 2
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What is the water table?
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When water infiltrates the soil
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The surface level of underground water
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Where a delta is formed
Question 3
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What is transpiration?
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Water lost from plants
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Water lost from bodies of water
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When water infiltrates the soil
Question 4
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What is groundwater flow?
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The flow of water through soil
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The flow of water through rocks
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The surface level of underground water
Question 5
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What is through flow?
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The flow of water through rocks
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The infiltration of water through soil
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The flow of water thorough the soil
Question 6
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What is surface run off?
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Water running below the surface through the soil
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Water running over the surface
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Water infiltrating the soil
Question 7
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What is percolation?
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Water passing down through soil
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Water evaporating into the atmosphere
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Water passing down through rock
Question 8
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What is infiltration?
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Water passing down through soil
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Water passing down through rock
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Water lost from plants
Question 9
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What is groundwater storage?
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Water stored in soil
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Water stored in rock
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Water passing through rock
Question 10
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What is interception?
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When water is prevented from falling directly to the ground
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Water trapped in rock
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Water passing though the top soil
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