Water Resources Quiz

What are aquifers?

• Upper level of ground water

• Permeable rock layers storing water

• Natural outflow of groundwater

• Water flow over land

What is the water table?

• The measure of how much empty space exist

• The upper surface of groundwater

• The ability of a material to allow water to pass

• The process of water entering groundwater

What does permeability refer to?

• The process of groundwater replenishment

• The measure of how much emty space exist

• The natural otflow of groundwater

• The ability of a material to allow to pass

What is porosity?

• The upper level of groundwater

• The measure of how much empty space exists

• The process of water entering groundwater

• The ability of a material to allow water to pass

_____ is the process by which groundwater is replenished.

The water flow over land is called ____

The area draining to a common waterbody is called ____

____ is the soil or rock removal and transport.

What occurs when groundwater naturally flows to the Earth's surface?

• Aquifers

• Water table

• Springs

• Recharge

What type of water is this?