Unit 11 Quiz review

In the diagram, letter A best represents:

• Runoff

• Watershed

• Water Table

• Confining Layer

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

Which of the layers is composed of impermeable material?

• Layer B: the unconfined aquifer

• Layer C: the unconfined aquifer

• Layer C: the confining layer

• Layer D: the unconfined aquifer

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.

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

Well that goes down to confined aquifer and doesn't require pumping

• artesian well
• unconfined well
• master well
• ultra deep well

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

What are the spaces called through which water moves through soil?

• holes

• tubules

• tunnels

• pores

What is a well?

• a place that has a lot of grass

• a hole drilled into the ground to pump water

• a place where water in stored underground

Aquifer – a permeable rock layer than can hold or transport water

• True

• False