Water Review Word Bank Zone of saturation Delta Permeable Divide Aquifer Zone of aeration Drainage basin Groundwater Surface water Water table _________________ 1. Water that soaks into the ground _________________ 2. Soil and rock that allows water to pass through it. _________________ 3. Unsaturated soil where water enters. _________________ 4. The area where the water has filled all the space in the soil. _________________ 5. The top of the zone of saturation. _________________ 6. An underground layer of groundwater separated by rock _________________ 7. Water that has not soaked into the ground. _________________ 8. An area that is drained by a river & all the streams that empty into it _________________ 9. The high ground between two drainage basins. _________________ 10. Build up of land where a river ends. 11. Water can erode land in one place & deposit the _____________________ in another. 12. The ________________ of a river may deposit sediment, enriching the area with new soil. 13. A unique __________________________ forms in delta regions. 14. Humans depend on water for survival, ____________________ and ________________ 15. Dams are used for 2 reasons. What are they? 16. Earth is ____________________ water with _____________ of that being fresh 17. Why is so little freshwater considered usable?
