Question

match the term with the proper description
____1. glacier
____2. well
____3. geyser
____4. river system
____5. aquifer
____6. natural spring
____7. wetlands
____8. lake
a. layer of rock or sediment that holds water
b. area of land that is covered with shallow layer of water
c. huge, slow-moving mass of ice and snow
d. collection of water in a hollow, or low-lying area of land
e. man-made hole drilled below water table
f. location where groundwater flows out of cracks in the rock
g. type of hot spring that is forced out of passage by heated gases and steam
h. collection of streams along with watershed that supply water to a system
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Explanation:

Each term is matched to its standard geological/hydrological definition:

1. A glacier is defined as a large, slow-moving ice/snow mass.
2. A well is a human-made hole drilled below the water table to access groundwater.
3. A geyser is a hot spring where water is ejected by heated gases/steam.
4. A river system includes connected streams and their watershed that feeds the system.
5. An aquifer is a rock/sediment layer that stores and holds groundwater.
6. A natural spring is where groundwater seeps out of rock cracks.
7. Wetlands are areas of land covered by a shallow layer of water.
8. A lake is water collected in a hollow or low-lying land area.

Answer:

1. glacier - c. huge, slow-moving mass of ice and snow
2. well - e. man-made hole drilled below water table
3. geyser - g. type of hot spring that is forced out of passage by heated gases and steam
4. river system - h. collection of streams along with watershed that supply water to a system
5. aquifer - a. layer of rock or sediment that holds water
6. natural spring - f. location where groundwater flows out of cracks in the rock
7. wetlands - b. area of land that is covered with shallow layer of water
8. lake - d. collection of water in a hollow, or low-lying area of land