Complete the module concept quiz by answering each of the questions. You may wan

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Complete the module concept quiz by answering each of the questions. You may want to refer to your textbook and/or the presentation when taking the quiz. All questions will come up at once, so you can refer to all questions and change responses before submitting the entire quiz. Submit the entire quiz with all questions answered when completed. Blanks will be counted as incorrect. Not allowed. This test can only be taken once. This test can be saved and resumed later. Water evaporates from moist surfaces, falls as rain or snow, passes through living organisms, and returns to the oceans Area where water infiltrates into an aquifer Can occur along coastlines where overuse of freshwater reservoirs draws the water table low enough to allow saltwater to intrude Porous layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table Total amount of water removed from a water body The length of time water typically spends in a compartment. Loss of water due to evaporation, absorption, or contamination Cool, dry air descends from the mountaintop down the other side of the mountain (leeward side) creating dry areas with very little precipitation Process of water percolating through the soil and into fractures and permeable rocks Occurs when human and ecosystem needs exceed the renewable water supplies, resulting in competition

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1) Hydrological cycle - a) Water evaporates from moist surfaces, falls as rain/snow through living organisms and returns to oceans

2) Rain Shadow - h) Cool dry air descends from the mountaintop down the leeward side with little precipitation

3) Residence Time - f) Total amount of time water spends in a compartment

4) Infiltration - i) Process of water percolating through the sol and into fractures and permeable rocks

5) Aquifers - d) Porous layers of sand below waterr table

6) Recharge Zone - b) Area where water infiltrates into an aquifer

7) Water Stress - j) Occurs when human and ecosystem needs exceed the renewable water supplies, resulting in competition.

8) Withdrawal - e) Total amount of water removed from a water body

9) Consumption - g) Loss of water due to evaporation, absorption, contamination

10) Saltwater intrusion - c) Can occur along coastlines where overuse of freshwater drwas the water table low enough for intrusion.

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