Groundwater Quiz

Groundwater is only found below the water table

• True

• False

Over half of the people in the United States rely on groundwater for drinking water

• False

• True

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A scientist observes a natural flow of water coming out of a hillside. What is the scientist observing

• artesian well

• aquifer

• spring

• river

a measurement of rock's ability to hold water

• porosity

• permeability

• PH

• depth

Capacity of a rock to transmit fluid through pores and fractures

• porosity

• permeability

• PH

• depth

The depth at which the soil is saturated with water

• porosity

• permeability

• water table

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

layers of permeable, saturated rock and slow water moving through the rock's pores.

• spring

• water table

• artesian well

• aquifer

Impermeable layer of clay

• aquitard

• spring

• river

• water table

It is found above an aquitard

• confined aquifer

• artesian well

• spring

• unconfined aquifer

It is found below an aquitard

• unconfined aquifer

• spring

• river

• confined aquifer