Groundwater Quiz

What is groundwater?

• Water stored in aquifers below the Earth's surface

• Water in the ocean

• Water found in rivers and lakes

• Water that falls as rain

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How much more water is in the ground compared to all the world's rivers and lakes?

• Twice as much

• Over a thousand times as much

• Ten times as much

• A hundred times as much

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What is an aquifer?

• A type of rock

• A type of plant that grows in water

• A large underground reservoir of water

• A river that flows underground

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What role does gravity play in groundwater?

• It freezes water

• It evaporates water

• It pulls water towards the center of the Earth

• It pushes water upwards

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What is the bedrock?

• A type of animal

• A dense layer of rock below the Earth's surface

• The top layer of soil

• A type of plant

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What is the water table?

• A type of rock formation

• A table made of water

• The level below which the ground is saturated with water

• The top layer of the ocean

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What is groundwater recharge?

• The process of water being frozen

• The process of water infiltrating into the ground

• The process of water being used by plants

• The process of water evaporating

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What is a confining layer?

• A layer of rock that allows water to flow through easily

• A dense layer of rock that restricts water flow

• A type of plant

• A layer of soil

How does water move in the saturated zone?

• It stays completely still

• It evaporates immediately

• It moves slowly and may discharge into streams

• It moves quickly like a river

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What is the unsaturated zone?

• The area below the water table that is always wet

• The area below the water table that contains no water

• The area above the water table that contains air and some water

• The area above the water table that is always dry

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