Environmental Science - Water Distribution

What process allows surface water to sink into groundwater?

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• infiltration

What process returns water in atmosphere to biosphere (Earth's surface)?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

What % of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 97%

• 30%

• 3%

• 1%

the level underground when you first hit water

• Zone of aeration

• Unsaturated zone

• Water Table

• Aquifer

What % of Earth's freshwater is groundwater?

• 69%

• 59%

• 30%

• 3%

What % of Earth's freshwater is surface water?

• 69%

• 59%

• 30%

• 1%

water found in the pore spaces between the soil and sand particles and fractures in rock

• groundwater

• runoff

• precipitation

• tremors

Do farmers use groundwater to water their crops?

• Yes

• No

What is an underground system containing groundwater?

• hot spring

• aquifer

• cave

• geyser

Area below the water table where pore-spaces are full of water

• Unsaturated zone

• Saturated zone

• Water Table

• Spore space