SURFACE AND GROUND WATER

Which of the following is a true statement about surface water?

• The temperature of surface water remains constant.

• Surface water cannot evaporate.

• Surface water is called 'hard' water.

• Surface water is called 'soft' water.

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Water seeping into the ground is

• runoff

• water cycle

• surface water

• ground water

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An aquifer

• body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater

• continuous body of surface water flowing

• a small lake

• water over the earth's surface

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Liquid water can be

• surface water only

• ground water only

• neither surface water or ground water

• either surface water or ground water

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?What is an aquifer

• A porous formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds groundwater

• A well that people create to hold water

• Another name for a cloud formation

• Another name for a lake

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Water that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called…

• watershed
• surface water
• groundwater
• water cycle

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Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Divide

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A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called... 

• an aquitard/aquiclude
• a well
• a recharge zone
• a water table

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Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground

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An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

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