Groundwater and Irrigation Concepts

Water in the ground.

Perforating the soil with small holes to allow air, water, and nutrients to penetrate the grass roots.

The area in an aquifer, below the water table, where all pores and fractures are saturated with water.

<p>The region between the Earth's surface and the water table.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The upper surface of the zone of saturation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water that moves sideways from rivers and streams to recharge aquifers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water that runs off the surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Land area that delivers water, sediment, and dissolved substances via small streams to a major river.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface owing to subsurface movement of earth materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ancient method of irrigating crops, often the first form of irrigation used by humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The slow, precise application of water and nutrients directly to the plant root zone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method used for irrigating crops by moving around a pivot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sprinklers that operate at lower water pressures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of removing salt from seawater to provide fresh water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process by which a solvent passes through a porous membrane under pressure to remove contaminants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process of separating components from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pollution that cannot be traced back to a single source.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of bacteria that generally originate in the intestines of warm-blooded animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of removing contaminants from wastewater.</p> Signup and view all the answers