Surface water and groundwater

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Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

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Groundwater

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What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?

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Aquifer

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What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called? Options: Groundwater, Reservoir, Water Table, Well

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Water Table

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What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?

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watershed

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What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

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runoff

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An aquifer is a(n)

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underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

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A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(n)

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artesian well

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Which types of aquifers are in the most danger of becoming contaminated by pollutants? Options: aquifers confined by a permeable layer, unconfined aquifers

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unconfined aquifers

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What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

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Groundwater

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The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a

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watershed