6th - Water Underground

Which describes materials that have large and connected pores, such as sand and gravel?

• unsaturated

• impermeable

• saturated

• permeable

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By knowing the water table depth, you know how deep to dig to reach which of the following?

• granite

• springs

• groundwater

• pores

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Where can the water table be found?

• at the top of the saturated zone

• between layers of impermeable rock

• in the unsaturated zone

• below layers of clay soil

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Which is the best way to get water from an aquifer with a well?

• Drill below the aquifer.

• Drill below the water table.

• Drill near a dry well.

• Drill below impermeable rock.

Which layers in the illustration are permeable?

• Layers 1, 2, and 3

• Layers 4 and 5

• All of the layers

• None of the layers

Which layers in the illustration are impermeable?

• Layers 1, 2, and 3

• Layers 4 and 5

• All of the layers

• None of the layers

Answer explanation

Which causes water to rise on its own in an artesian well?

• temperature within an aquifer

• density within an aquifer

• volume within an aquifer

• pressure within an aquifer

Layers of permeable rock and soil layers contain ________ as well as water, so these layers are called the unsaturated zone.

• clay

• solid rock

• air

• flowers

True or False: A good example of demonstrating how water trickles down between particles of soil and through cracks and spaces in layers of rock is pouring water in a glass full of pebbles.

• True

• False

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Any underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that holds water and allows it to flow is called a(n) ________.

• fountain

• dustbowl

• aquifer

• filter

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