Unit 3 - Using Earth's Resources - Lesson 3 - Aquifer Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What is an aquifer?
A
It is a natural underground water storage.
2
Q
What is agriculture?
A
Is the growing and breeding of plants and animals for food.
3
Q
What does irrigate mean?
A
Applying controlled amounts of water to the land to allow crops to grow.
4
Q
What is the Ogallala?
A
The Ogallala is the world’s biggest aquifer beneath the Great Plain.
5
Q
What are the 8 States that the Ogallala crosses.
A
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
6
Q
True or False? The Ogallala is a non renewable source? Why? Why not?
A
True because the Ogallala is running out of water.
7
Q
What is fossil water?
A
Groundwater that has been sealed into the quifers for thousands or millions of years, by changes in the surrounding rock.
