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Water Quality Part 1
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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
03/27/2013

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The water cycle is the....
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Balance in the water cycle means that....
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Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called....
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If you were to examine the profile of a typical stream,you would probably find that the gradient is....
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What is the ultimate base level of a stream?
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Which of the following does NOT erode a stream channel?
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A natural levee is....
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One traditional flood control method has been to attempt to keep the stream's flow within its channel by creating....
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What is a drainage basin?
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Groundwater is found underground in the zone of....
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Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called....
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The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces is called....
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Which of the following is a measure of a materials ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces?
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Any information in which groundwater rises on its own under pressure is a(n)....
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The depression often produced in the water table,when water is pumped from a well,is called....
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What is true about an ocean current that is moving toward the equator?
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Warmer,fresher water at the surface of the ocean and colder,saltier water flows deep under the surface describes the....
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The Gulf Stream affects the climate of....
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The flat portion of a valley floor adjacent to a stream channel is called a....
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The drying of soil because of deforestation and overgrazing is....
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What soil type is the least permeable?
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The maximum depth to which a stream can erode is called....
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The water cycle is the....
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Balance in the water cycle means that....
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Term
Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called....
Definition
Term
If you were to examine the profile of a typical stream,you would probably find that the gradient is....
Definition
Term
What is the ultimate base level of a stream?
Definition
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Which of the following does NOT erode a stream channel?
Definition
Term
A natural levee is....
Definition
Term
One traditional flood control method has been to attempt to keep the stream's flow within its channel by creating....
Definition
Term
What is a drainage basin?
Definition
Term
Groundwater is found underground in the zone of....
Definition
Term
Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called....
Definition
Term
The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces is called....
Definition
Term
Which of the following is a measure of a materials ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces?
Definition
Term
Any information in which groundwater rises on its own under pressure is a(n)....
Definition
Term
The depression often produced in the water table,when water is pumped from a well,is called....
Definition
Term
What is true about an ocean current that is moving toward the equator?
Definition
Term
Warmer,fresher water at the surface of the ocean and colder,saltier water flows deep under the surface describes the....
Definition
Term
The Gulf Stream affects the climate of....
Definition
Term
The flat portion of a valley floor adjacent to a stream channel is called a....
Definition
Term
The drying of soil because of deforestation and overgrazing is....
Definition
Term
What soil type is the least permeable?
Definition
Term
The maximum depth to which a stream can erode is called....
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