Presentation: Ground Water

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Multiple Choice

How does water get underground?

• Water is absorbed by impermeable materials and stored in the soil.

• Water passes through permeable materials with large, connected pores.

• Water seeps underground only when the soil and rock are impermeable.

• Water cannot get underground because it evaporates before reaching the soil.

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What happens when water from the surface trickles down into the ground?

• It evaporates before reaching the saturated zone.

• It fills the spaces in materials, creating a saturated zone.

• It forms impermeable layers above the water table.

• It immediately becomes part of the atmosphere.

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• Rain hitting Earth’s surface gets pulled into the ground by gravity.

• Water trickles down through pores in the unsaturated zone

• Water reaches an impermeable layer.

• Water fills the pores of a permeable layer and the saturated zone forms.

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Multiple Choice

How can humans impact groundwater in an aquifer?

• By drilling wells above the water table to collect water.

• By preventing water from seeping into the ground.

• By ensuring pollutants remain only on the surface.

• By removing too much water or introducing pollutants.

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To dispose of oil from farms, people drill wells down below the water table.​

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Pollutants in landfills can leak directly into the groundwater.​

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Chemicals used on lawns get into groundwater when runoff picks them up and soaks into the ground. ​

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Pumping water into the ground to remove oil and gas causes the water table to drop.​

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Open Ended

List three ways you as an individual can have a beneficial influence on groundwater in your community.

Multiple Choice

Watering your lawn during a drought can have a positive impact on groundwater resources. 

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• False