5.3-The Hydrosphere - 4

What is groundwater?

• Water found only in rivers

• Water located in ponds

• Water that fills the cracks and spaces in rocks and soil

• Water found in the atmosphere

What are aquifers?

• Layers of clouds that hold water

• Layers of soil that store water

• Layers of rocks that hold water underground

• Underground rivers

How is a well defined?

• A hole in the ocean floor

• A hole in the Earth to access water underground

• A hole in the sky to collect rainwater

• A hole in a glacier

Where is a large amount of freshwater found?

• In rivers and lakes

• In glaciers

• In the ground

• In the atmosphere

What is the unsaturated zone?

• The top layer filled with water and air

• The deepest layer filled with water

• The zone above the Earth's surface

• The layer below the saturated zone

What is the saturated zone?

• The top layer filled with water and air

• The deepest layer filled with water

• The zone above the Earth's surface

• The layer below the unsaturated zone

What is the water table?

• The top layer filled with water and air

• The deepest layer filled with water

• The zone above the Earth's surface

• The boundary between the unsaturated and saturated zones

Where is an aquifer located?

• Above the saturated zone

• Below the saturated zone

• In rivers and lakes

• In the atmosphere