Human Impact on Groundwater and Surface Water

The introduction of chemical, physical or biological agents into the water is

• Water Pollution

• Potable Water

• Desalination

• Population

Addition of a poisonous or polluting substance

• Contamination

• Watershed

• Groundwater

• Aquifer

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To percolate means to: 

• Be repelled from a specific substance
• Filter through a semipermeable substance such as soil
• Be attracted to a specific substance
• Have water runoff from one watershed to another

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Groundwater contamination…

• is easily cleaned up
• is difficult to clean or remove
• is not a problem for modern people
• does not affect the United States

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What do all the sources of groundwater contamination shown have in common?

• caused by humans so it is preventable
• naturally occurring so it cannot be prevented

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​ (a)   if generally considered less contaminated than ​ (b)  

• Groundwater
• Surface Water
• Aquifer
• Runoff

During a period of drought, members of a community may volunteer to water their lawns every other day, rather than daily. The most important benefit of this action is -

• It fertilizes the soil

• It reduces air pollution

• It conserves the groundwater supply

• It adds nitrogen to the soil

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Human activity above ground can cause pollutants to (a)   or seep into the rock layers below the ground and pollute water.

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Label the parts of the groundwater.

a

b

c

d

Bedrock

Water

Surface

Sandstone

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