Groundwater terms quiz

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

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Which surface would be impermeable?

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What is the best definition of a water table?

• The level to which a river rises when it floods

• The boundary between the land and the ocean

• The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer

• The bottom of the saturated zone in an aquifer

• The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer

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Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock is called:

• Groundwater

• River

• Surface water

• Snow

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Which of the following are groundwater?

• Lakes, ponds, creeks streams, ocean, rivers

• Wells, water table, aquifers

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A natural, underground area where large quantities of groundwater fill the spaces between rocks is a/an:

• ocean

• river

• aquifer

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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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The layer underground where water is stored

• Saturated Zone

• Unsaturated Zone

• Water Table

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What is the layer underground where there is no water stored due to plant use and recycling of materials?

• Saturated Zone

• Unsaturated Zone

• Water

What type of Aquifers are A and B?

• Both are Confined Aquifers

• Aquifer A is a Confined Aquifer and Aquifer B is a Unconfined Aquifer

• Aquifer A is a Unconfined Aquifer and Aquifer B is a Confined Aquifer

• Both are Unconfined Aquifers

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