Hydrology TEST

What is an aquifer?

• a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

• a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally.

• confining layer

• solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.

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All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Swimming pool

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___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff
• Peak flow
• Groundwater
• Municipal sewage

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Water stored  in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground
• surface water

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What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

• 97.5%
• 2.5%

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Desalination is

• removing salt from water
• removing oil from water
• removing toxic chemicals from water
• adding salt to water

Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

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A region of land that drains into a river.

• water reclamation
• watershed
• aquifer
• irrigation

The oxygen atom in water is slightly ____.

• negative

• positive

The attraction between water molecules is ___.

• adhesion

• cohesion