River Basins & Underground
Water Vocabulary Matching
Name:___________________________
_____Hydrosphere
_____River
_____Floodplain
_____Tributaries
_____Watershed/ River Basin
_____Divide
_____Wetland
_____Reservoir
_____Lake
_____Nutrients
_____Eutrophication
_____Permeable
_____Impermeable
_____Aquifer
_____Saturated Zone
A. streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river
B. a lake that stores water for human use, man-made
C. the portion of Earth that contains water
D. substances such as nitrogen and phosphorous (in fertilizers) that enable plants and
algae to grow
E. all the land that feeds water into a river
F. does not allow water to pass through
G. top of the saturated zone
H. land area covered with water during some part or all of the year: marshes, swamps,
bogs
I. a large, flowing stream of water fed by other smaller streams, or tributaries
J. a low area of land where surface water run-off accumulates
K. underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water and allows water to flow
through it
L. the layer of rocks and soil above the water table, no water
M. a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to
flooding
N. a natural ridge of land that separates watersheds (mountains/hills)
O. allows water to pass through
P. the area of permeable rock or soil that is totally filled or saturated with water
Q. nutrients building up in a lake over many years, turns into a meadow
_____Water Table
_____Unsaturated Zone
River Basins & Underground
Water Vocabulary Matching
_____Hydrosphere
_____River
_____Floodplain
_____Tributaries
_____Watershed/ River Basin
_____Divide
_____Wetland
_____Reservoir
_____Lake
_____Nutrients
_____Eutrophication
_____Permeable
_____Impermeable
_____Aquifer
_____Saturated Zone
_____Water Table
_____Unsaturated Zone
Name:______________________________
A. streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river
B. a lake that stores water for human use, man-made
C. the portion of Earth that contains water
D. substances such as nitrogen and phosphorous (in fertilizers) that enable plants and
algae to grow
E. all the land that feeds water into a river
F. does not allow water to pass through
G. top of the saturated zone
H. land area covered with water during some part or all of the year: marshes, swamps,
bogs
I. a large, flowing stream of water fed by other smaller streams, or tributaries
J. a low area of land where surface water run-off accumulates
K. underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water and allows water to flow
through it
L. the layer of rocks and soil above the water table, no water
M. a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to
flooding
N. a natural ridge of land that separates watersheds (mountains/hills)
O. allows water to pass through
P. the area of permeable rock or soil that is totally filled or saturated with water
Q. nutrients building up in a lake over many years, turns into a meadow