Groundwater/ Surface Water Review

During the process of infiltration, water seeps through the ground and into an aquifer. Which of the following terms best describes this process?

• Recharge

• Discharge

• Depletion

• Surcharge

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What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water?

• Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater.
• There is no relationship between surface and groundwater.
• Groundwater filters through the soil to form surface water.
• Surface water is found in lakes directly above underground water sources.

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Where is the water table located?

• at the top of the saturated zone

• between layers of impermeable rock

• in the unsaturated zone

• below layers of clay

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When water cycles back to Earth, some of it is lost as surface runoff. However, a large portion of the water that reaches Earth's surface seeps into the ground. This water is called _?_

• surface water

• groundwater

• runoff

• precipitaiton

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A(n) ___ is an underground layer of permeable rock that holds water & allows it to flow.

• aquifer

• low-lying

• drainage

• river system

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What is a measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer?

• Porosity

• Permeability

• Recharge

• Discharge

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What is the percentage of storage space in an aquifer that is measured?

• Porosity

• Permeability

• Recharge

• Discharge

An area of land in which all of the water falling or flowing over it drains to the same location is a/an…

• watershed
• watertable
• river
• aquifer

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Rock formations hanging from the roof of caves are called ________.

• stalactites

• stalagmites

• troglodytes

• minerals

This physical feature is found along the side of a river and helps to prevent flooding of nearby areas.

• natural levee

• savanna

• plateau

• mound

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