Groundwater, aquifers and watersheds

What is the type of water that moves underground?

• surface water
• water table
• groundwater
• watershed

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What do you call the land that water flows across, under, and through on its way to a body of water?

• Tributary
• River system
• Headwaters
• Watershed

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All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Swimming pool

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An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?

• Aquifer
• Spring
• Well
• Reservoir

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The water that fills lakes and rivers

• groundwater
• surface water
• water table
• saturated zone

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Water stored  in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground
• surface water

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What is the top of the water-filled spaces  (saturated zone) in the ground called?

• Groundwater
• Reservoir
• Water Table
• Well

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Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

• Permeable
• Impermeable
• Solid
• Soft

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

• Groundwater
• Water Table
• Precipitation
• Snow

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The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E

• Zone of Aeration
• Aquifer
• Surface water
• Water table

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