Groundwater and Pollution

The upper limit of groundwater is referred to as the (a)  

• unsaturated zone
• saturated zone
• water table

A measure of how much water a rock can hold

• porosity

• permeability

Which of the following IS NOT true about groundwater?

• Groundwater is the largest freshwater source on Earth.

• Groundwater is freshwater beneath Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater is the largest liquid freshwater source for humans.

• Groundwater can maintain streamflow during times of drought.

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The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

The water under the ground is known as

• groundwater

• aquifer

• water table

• water

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Groundwater is ……………….

• a fresh water source

• a salt water source

• a non-potable water

• impure

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Groundwater is replenished by ………………..

• rocks

• pumping

• well

• rainwater

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The water is able to flow the pore spaces, what type of rock is it?

• permeable

• impermeable

• aquifer

• geyser

Which of the following are groundwater?

• Lakes, ponds, creeks streams, ocean, rivers

• Wells, water table, aquifers

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What would cause the water table to lower?

• High rates of evaporation and transpiration

• Low rates of evaporation and transpiration

• Increasing amounts of runoff

• A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation

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