What percentage of Earth's freshwater is made up by groundwater?

• 15%

• 40%

• 22%

• 30%

What determines whether water can pass through bedrock?

• The temperature of the water

• The type and structure of the rock

• The depth of the rock

• The color of the rock

What type of rock allows water to pass through it?

• Slate

• Limestone

• Marble

• Granite

What happens to water when it hits an impermeable layer of rock?

• It evaporates immediately

• It begins collecting until it finds a way around

• It continues to flow downward

• It starts moving upward

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What is the role of the zone of aeration?

• To absorb sunlight

• To hold air between rock particles

• To filter water

• To store water

What is the name of the layer where water begins collecting in tiny open spaces?

• Zone of aeration

• Zone of saturation

• Aquifer

• Water table

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What influences the rise and fall of the water table?

• The amount of water added or removed

• The rotation of the Earth

• The moon's gravitational pull

• The temperature of the Earth's core

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How does groundwater move?

• Through the atmosphere

• It does not move

• In a straight line to the ocean

• Through a network of aquifers

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What is an aquifer?

• A layer of impermeable rock

• A type of water filter

• A network of pores in permeable rock that stores water

• A network of streams above ground

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What are recharge zones?

• Areas where runoff sinks into the ground to refill aquifers

• Areas where aquifers are artificially filled

• Protected wildlife zones

• Areas where water is pumped out of aquifers

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