Aquifers

How do humans impact ground water resources?

• excessive extraction of water from wells

• start using electric cars

• recycle plastic, glass, and paper trash

• solar panels

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In a Florida beach area, what is one consequence of draining a fresh water well?

• More fresh water will appear in the well from melted snow in the area.

• Salt water might infiltrate into the well due to ground saturation near the Gulf of Mexico.

• Permeable rock layers will prevent infiltration of salt water and only allow fresh water to move into the aquifer.

• Sand found on the surface will replace space in the aquifer once saturated with water.

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If a farmer accidentally leaves his hose on overnight after watering his horses, his yard becomes flooded. The draining of the well will result in ____________.

• more water in the aquifer and the water table will go down.

• less water in the aquifer and the water table will increase.

• less water in the aquifer and the water table will go down.

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Permeable rock __________.

• is a rock layer that does not allow water to flow through.

• is a rock later that has small open spaces to allow water through.

• is the same thing as non-porous rock.

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Water never ________, during the rainy season, when river levels are higher than the water table.

• flows down stream toward the mouth of the river

• flows from the aquifer into the river

• saturates the ground

• evaporates on hot summer days

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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 is the top of the water-filled spaces  (saturated zone) in the ground called?

• Groundwater

• Reservoir

• Water Table

• Well

The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E

• Zone of Aeration

• Aquifer

• Surface water

• Water table

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A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it and collect?

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If a well is over-pumped... what could happen?

• there will be more groundwater

• less groundwater + aquifers will dry out

• the water table does not change

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