Hydrology Jeopardy

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The diagram shows _______________ which is known as the space between particles in a rock or material such as sand. What is POROSITY? 1 - $100

1 - $200 • What is the process called when water goes from the surface into the ground and ultimately reaching the water table? • What is INFILTRATION?

1 - $300 • Which type of rock would make a better aquifer? scoria sandstone • What is Scoria

1 - $400 • This feature requires water under the influence of gravity in a sloping permeable layer of rock which often runs many miles under ground before surfacing. • What is AN ARTISIAN WELL?

1 - $500 • This feature is the result of drawdown from a borewell. • What is Cone of Depression

2 - $100 • Clouds are in the __________ state of water. • What is Liquid?

2 - $200 • The process of plants losing water to the atmosphere is called ______________. • What is TRANSPIRATION?

2 - $300 • _________ % water on Earth is freshwater • What is 3%

2 - $400 • Most of the fresh water on Earth is stored here. • What is groundwater

2 - $500 • When the ground is saturated water from precipitation will find its way to the ocean as ____________. • What is RUNNOFF

3 - $100 • Rivers in floodplains often ____________ more than rivers in canyons. • What is MEANDER

3 - $200 • When sand builds on the opposite side of a cut bank it is called a ________________. • What is a POINT BAR

3 - $300 • The three rivers that make up the headwaters of the Missouri are called __________, __________, and ____________. • What is the Madison, Jefferson, and the Gallatin.

3 - $400 • ________________ is the one variable that ultimately determine how much a stream will erode it’s banks. • What is VELOCITY

3 - $500 • These braided fan-like structures form when water from a river meets the ocean. This zone is called a(n) __________. • What is an Estuary

4 - $100 • This material is too large and heavy to be suspended in a stream. • What is Bed Load

4 - $200 • This plant nutrient can become a pollutant when its released in high quantities from feed lots and agriculture fertilizers, causing the effect known as Eutrophication. • What is NITROGEN

4 - $300 • Fast-moving cold water has more of this substance than slow-moving warm water, which is essential for aquatic life. • What is DISSOLVED OXYGEN

4 - $400 • Montana has 3500 dams which are primarily used for this purpose. • What is WATER STORAGE

4 - $500 • List the three sizes of sediment in streams from middle size, small size, to large size • What is Silt, Clay, Sand.

5 - $100 • The amount of water passing a certain point in a given amount of time is called _____________. • What is DISCHARGE

5 - $200 • Rock material that moves down a stream are classified from largest to smallest. What are these categories in this order? • What is SAND, SILT, AND CLAY

5 - $300 • This feature forms when a meandering stream cuts through a peninsula, leaving an isolated body of water. • What is an OXBOW LAKE

5 - $400 • A physical barrier that separates two watersheds is called a(n) _______________. • What is the Ridgeline

5 - $500 • Helena Montana gets its drinking water from what two major sources? • What is TEN-MILE CREEK and the MISSOURI RIVER

Final Jeopardy • Triple Divide in the Bob Marshall Wilderness is unique because water that runs off the peak flows into one of three major watersheds. What three bodies of water do these watersheds eventually flow to? • What is the PACIFIC OCEAN, THE HUDSON BAY, AND GULF OF MEXICO.

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