Match the term with the correct description. Hydrologic cycle Loss of water due
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Question
Match the term with the correct description.
Hydrologic cycle Loss of water due to evaporation, absorption, or contamination
Rain shadow Area where water infiltrates into an aquifer
Residence time Can occur along coastlines where overuse of freshwater reservoirs draws the water table low enough to allow salt water to intrude
Infiltration Porous layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table
Aquifers Cool, dry air descends from the mountaintop down the other side of the mountain leeward side creating dry areas with very little precipitation
Recharge zone Total amount of water removed from a water body
Water stress Occurs when human and ecosystem needs exceed the renewable water supplies, resulting in competition
Withdrawal The length of time water typically spends in a compartment.
Consumption Water evaporates from moist surfaces, falls as rain or snow, passes through living organisms, and returns to the oceans
Salt water intrusion Process of water percolating through the soil and into fractures and permeable rocks
Explanation / Answer
1) Hydrologic cycle - Water evaporates from moist surfaces, falls as rain or snow, passes through living organisms, and returns to the oceans
2 Rain shadow - Cool, dry air descends from the mountaintop down the other side of the mountain leeward side creating dry areas with very little precipitation
3 Residence time - The length of time water typically spends in a compartment
4 Infiltration - Process of water percolating through the soil and into fractures and permeable rocks
5 Aquifers - Porous layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table
6 Recharge zone - Area where water infiltrates into an aquifer
7 Water stress - Occurs when human and ecosystem needs exceed the renewable water supplies, resulting in competition
8 Withdrawal - Total amount of water removed from a water body
9 Consumption - Loss of water due to evaporation, absorption, or contamination
10 Salt water intrusion - Can occur along coastlines where overuse of freshwater reservoirs draws the water table low enough to allow salt water to intrude
11 permeable rocks - Porous layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table