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Unit 5_4 Vocabulary quiz 22-23
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Instructions
Select the word that BEST matches each definition.
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Question 1
1.
a layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water
saturated zone
unsaturated zone
watershed
water table
Question 2
2.
A process by which the nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen become very dense in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae.
habitat fragmentation
geologic process
groundwater
eutrophication
Question 3
3.
The area of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water.
saturated zone
unsaturated zone
water table
groundwater
Question 4
4.
Breakup of a habitat into smaller pieces, usually as a result of human activities.
cover crop
watershed divide
habitat fragmentation
watershed
Question 5
5.
Weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics that occur at different rates and in different places.
water table
eutrophication
unsaturated zone
geologic processes
Question 6
6.
A natural barrier such as a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another.
watershed
watershed divide
water table
groundwater
Question 7
7.
The underground zone where soil or rock is saturated with water.
cover crop
habitat fragmentation
water table
watershed
Question 8
8.
Plants, such as rye, alfalfa, or clover, that can be planted immediately after harvest to hold and protect the soil from erosion.
cover crop
watershed divide
groundwater
watershed
Question 9
9.
Area of land that drains rainwater or snow into one location such as a stream, lake or wetland.
watershed divide
groundwater
eutrophication
watershed
Question 10
10.
Water that is stored below Earth’s surface in soil and rock layers.
watershed divide
watershed
water table
groundwater