Water Resources

What do you call the fresh water which is located on Earth's surface?

• aquifer water

• surface water

• watershed

• groundwater

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As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water called a _________________.

• river system

• groundwater

• watershed

• surface water

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The area of land that is drained by a river is known as a _____________.

• surface water

• river system

• watershed

• groundwater

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Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formation is called _________________________.

• surface water

• groundwater

• aquifer

• permeability

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An underground formation that contains groundwater is called a(n) __________________________.

• permeability

• porosity

• water deposit

• aquifer

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What is the amount of space between the particles that make up a rock?

• aquifer

• permeability

• porosity

• pore space

What is the ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it?

• permeability

• porosity

• runoff

• aquifer

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The area of the Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer is called ___________________.

• runoff zone

• permeability

• porosity

• recharge zone

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What do we call water that is safe to drink?

• sink water

• grey water

• pathogen free

• potable

What do we call organisms, which can be found in water, that cause illness or disease?

• coliform

• pathogens

• coagulation

• flagellates