Water Jeopardy Categories and Answers
Ground Water
- Water in the ground is called this
- Soil or rock containing useable quantities of water
- Not a piece of furniture, but the top of an aquifer
- Water that seeps through the land surface adding to ground water
- An open space below the surface that water can form
Surface Water
- Water in puddles, lakes, or rivers
- Overflowing rivers cause this to happen
- Dumping waste into the water causes this
- This process causes river banks to wear away
- This is the name of the area that water travels from mountains to rivers
Hydrologic Geography
- This Arizona natural wonder and national park was formed by the Colorado River
- This famous geyser is located in Yellowstone National Park
- This river runs through South Dakota, meeting the Mississippi and flowing into the Gulf of Mexico
- Glaciers helped form this system of lakes located on the US/Canada border
- This National Park Service cave in South Dakota was formed by the dissolving action of water
Hydrological Cycle/Water Use
- Doing this while brushing your teeth saves water
- Placing this in your toilet tank saves water
- The release of rain or snow from a cloud
- Water turns into vapor when this happens
- This fan-like structure is sometimes used for pumping water in rural areas
General Hydrology
- This solid is formed when water freezes
- This is the chemical abbreviation for water
- Two of the three physical states water can take
- The study of water
- Water mixed with carbon-dioxide forms this acid
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