monitoring aquifer depletion and examples

What does GRACE stand for?

• Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment

• Ground Research And Climate Experiment

• Ground Research And Climate Evidence

• Gravity Recovery And Climate evidence

Which is not a way aquifers are monitored?

• using satelites which are affected by the force of gravity of aquifers

• checking boreholes and wells

• By recording how much water is removed

Which is not a way of controlling water usage in China

• high pressure irrigation pies are being used to reduce leaks

• growth of crops that require less water are being planted

• consumers are charged for their usage

• large scale afforestation is taking place

• plans to transfer water from the yangtze river

What is the type of water that moves underground?

• surface water
• water table
• groundwater
• watershed

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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

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

• Permeable
• Impermeable
• Solid
• Soft

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

During a period of drought, members of a community may volunteer to water their lawns every other day, rather than daily. The most important benefit of this action is -

• It fertilizes the soil

• It reduces air pollution

• It conserves the groundwater supply

• It adds nitrogen to the soil

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

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

Which is not an example of an over exploited aquifer

• Malta

• North China plain

• High Plains USA

• Edwards Aquifer Texas