Groundwater Quiz

Water percolates downward until it reaches the aquifer where it becomes trapped in cracks, crevasse and fractured stone. Which of layer is the aquifer?

• saturated zone

• unsaturated zone

• surface

• atmosphere

Which of these are changes you could make to increase water in your local aquifer?

• water the lawn between 11 am and 4 pm

• take a shorter shower and turn off the water while you brush your teeth

• dispose of medications in the landfill, not the toilet

• use bottled water instead of tap water

Why is groundwater so important?

• Water is ancient and can't be replaced, only recycled

• It's all the water we have

• Desalination is expensive and can't be used in the central plains

• Most water on earth isn't freshwater and most freshwater comes from groundwater sources

What percentage of water on the planet is freshwater and what percentage of that is surface water like lakes and rivers?

• 3%, .3%

• 3%, 30%

• 97%, 68%

• 97%, 30%

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Groundwater in the US is

• found everywhere

• is primarily found in the central plains

• is found all across the nation, but some areas have little to none

• is only found along the coastlines

Where is most of the fresh water on Earth found?

• in underground aquifers

• in low salt oceans

• in groundwater

• locked up in ice, snow, and glaciers

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Scientists recommend preserving a watershed by 

• increasing construction within the watershed
• creating lakes by damming up rivers in the watershed
• encouraging agricultural usage in the watershed
• preserving forests and wetlands within the watershed

Wastewater collected from landfills should be ___________________ in order to prevent the pollution of groundwater.

• piped to nearby lakes and streams.
• treated before it is released.
• filtered by soil and plants.
• diluted by mixing it with drinking water.

Surface runoff in a watershed that empties into the Mississippi river has become polluted by sewage and fertilizers.
Which of the following environments might become polluted as a result?
   
I. aquatic environments downstream of the watershed
II. land environments along the banks of the river
III. environments upstream

• II only
• IIII only
• I, II, and III
• I and II only
   

The area that is drained by a river and all the streams that empty into it

• Water table
• Divide
• Watershed
• Delta

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