Groundwater

The process by which precipitation that has fallen on land trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater is known as what?

• aeration

• saturation

• infiltration

• porosity

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The water under the ground is known as

• groundwater

• aquifer

• water table

• water

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Groundwater is replenished by ………………..

• rocks

• pumping

• well

• rainwater

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Which of the following is true for the water table?

• The lower limit of groundwater is called the water table..

• The upper limit of groundwater is called the water table

• Groundwater is also called the water table.

• Aquifer is called the water table.

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A ……………….. is most commonly used to access groundwater.

• well

• pond

• river

• tap

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Which of the following are groundwater?

• Lakes, ponds, creeks streams, ocean, rivers

• Wells, water table, aquifers

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What process transforms the water vapor in the atmosphere to the liquid water in a cloud?

• evaporation

• infiltration

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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What process causes liquid water to evaporate from plant leaves and enter the atmosphere as water vapor?

• evaporation

• infiltration

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

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Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

• zone of saturation

• zone of aeration

• zone of soil moisture

• zone of twilight

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