Exam 11: Water on and Under the Ground

What are the differences in the three major stream types?

In the figure below,the Mississippi River discharge is greatest near the mouth.

The figure below illustrates the result of good water management.

The steepness of a stream is known as the discharge.

A body of rock or regolith that is water-saturated,porous,and permeable is known as a(n)_____.

An aquifer in which the water is allowed to rise to its natural level is known as a confined aquifer.

A(n)_____ is a manmade lake resulting from the construction of a dam.

The steepness of a stream channel can also be called the _____.

According to the figure below,peak flow of a flood occurs approximately _____ hours after flooding begins.

Subsurface water contained in pore spaces in regolith and bedrock is known as _____.

The drainage basin that drains a majority of South America drains into the_____.

Eutrophication can occur when sewage and fertilizers are introduced into a lake.

_____ are the flat,low-lying areas adjacent to streams that receive overbank flow.

In the figure below,the _____ stream is common in areas of glaciers.

According to the figure below,a discharge of 1700m³/s is associated with what recurrence interval?

A(n)_____plots the discharge of a stream as a function of time.

According to the figure below,the Amazon River has the largest drainage basin.

The figure below illustrates a(n)_____,which is common where streams emerge from mountains.

The _____ is another name for a stream's point of origin.

The amount of open pore space in a rock is known as _____.