CH 1 Flow of Freshwater Review

What is an option for bringing up groundwater?

• artesian wells

• Wells

• Pumps

• All the above

The top boundary of the zone of saturation in an aquifer which can fluctuate based on precipitation and the amount of draw from wells

• aquifer
• water table
• watershed
• drainage system

Water that infiltrates the ground is called

• aquifer

• groundwater

• tributary

• lake

The water table is located

• at the top of the saturated zone

• at the bottom of the saturated zone

• at the top of the unsaturated zone

Saturated zone........

• has spaces filled with water

• has empty spaces

Water can move through soil because of the soil's _______________.

• permeability
• not well-sorted materials
• impermeability
• porosity that is low

A place where the water table intersects the ground surface and where a natural flow of groundwater results is called:

• a spring.

• a geyser.

• an aquatard.

• a fissure.

Spaces between particles of sediment in the ground

• pores

• aquifer

• spring

• well

Material that allows water to pass through

• permeable

• impermeable

• saturation zone

• aquifer

Materials that water cannot pass through easily

• permeable

• impermeable

• pores

• water table