Ground Water

Soil and rock act as giant sponges because they are full of tiny pores and cracks that hold underground water.  These small pores allow the water to infiltrate and collect underground.   Rain and snowmelt that infiltrates the ground is called

• backflow
• groundwater
• spongate
• infiltrate

Soil and rock act as giant sponges because they are full of tiny pores and cracks that hold underground water.  These small pores allow the water to infiltrate and collect underground.   Rain and snowmelt that infiltrates the ground is called

• backflow
• groundwater
• spongate
• infiltrate

What concept does this picture illustrate?

• convection currents
• permeability
• presence of igneous rock in the Piedmont
• formation of sandstone in the Coastal Plain

How does water get into the ground?

• evaporation
• infiltration
• precipitation
• condensation

How does water get into the atmosphere?

• precipitation
• evaporation
• infiltration
• condensation

Water can move through soil because of the soil's _______________.

• permeability
• not well-sorted materials
• impermeability
• porosity that is low

Which type of rock is most easily dissolved by groundwater?

• sandstone
• granite
• limestone
• shale

What is   A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow?

• rock 
• water table 
• aquifer 

The pattern of water moving between Earth and the atmosphere.

• Carbon Cycle

• The Groundwater Cycle

• The Water Cycle

• The Carbon Cycle

This is the flow of underground water when it reaches the surface.

• Groundwater

• Spring

• Geyser

• Well