Water Webquest

Introduction

Definitions

1. Freshwater-                                                                           6. Groundwater-                                   

2. Surface water-                                                                      7. Permeable-

3. Runoff-                                                                                   8. Impermeable-

4. River system-                                                                        9. Aquifer-                                                                             

5. Watershed-                                                                           10. Water Table-

 

11. Recharge zone-                                                                   12. Well-

Task

Fill in the blank

1. Fresh water is a renewable ____________.                                                                       

2. Another name for the water cycle is the ___________.

3. About 97.5% of Earth's water is _______________.

4. ______________ is water that is relatively pure, with few dissolved salts.

5.  More than three quarters of the fresh water is on Earth is _____________ , the rest is liquid

6. Fresh water is distributed ______________ in both time in space

 

Process

Short Answer

1 Explain why liquid fresh water is considered a limited resource.              2. Explain why the available amount of water per person differs                                                                                                                                   between countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. What is a recharge zone?                                                                        4. What happens when the water table drops below the depth of a                                                                                                                              well?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation

Multiple choice

1. Water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground is called      

A. runoff

B. ocean water

C. groundwater

D. a tributary

 

2. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system is called a

A. glacier

B. river

C. watershed

D. tributary