Unit 4 Vocab - Bailey Aldinger

4. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
5. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
6. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius
7. water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin; "You cannot easily point to it.
8. The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
10. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
16. excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
17. the quantity of water in a stream that passes a given point in a period of time
18. the large circular surface current pattern found in each ocean
22. The gradual sinking of land. The condition may result from the removal of groundwater or oil, which is frequently instrumental in supporting the overlying rock and soil.
23. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
24. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it

1. the process by which surface water enters the soil
2. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
3. mixture of fresh and saltwater
9. Does not contain any salt and can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands
11. pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source; "You can easily point to it"
12. The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
13. zone where all open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water
14. The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater
15. A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.
19. The area of land drained by a river and its branches.
20. the volume of open spaces in rock or soil
21. A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.