Unit 1 Natural Resources (Aquifers and Groundwater)

What is the type of water that moves underground?

• surface water
• water table
• groundwater
• 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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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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What is infiltration?

• The process by which water sinks into the ground

• The zone where there are still air spaces left between the particles.

• The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water and forms fog or clouds.

• The process by which water does not sink into the ground, but rather travels along the surface.

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Water that flows over the land to streams, rivers, and lakes

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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Runoff picks up whatever is on the ground including

• fertilizer and pesticides

• household chemicals and soap from washing cars

• chemicals from factories

• oil

• all the above

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Which soil would have the greatest permeability rate after a rainstorm?

• sand (0.02 cm)

• silt (0.002 cm)

• clay (0.0002 cm)

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Which surface would have the most runoff from it after a rainstorm?

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