Aquifer

Groundwater/aquifers are recharged when ___________.

• surface water infiltrates into the soil

• water is pumped from the saturation zone

• drought conditions continue for months

• people come together on areas of concern

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What is an aquifer?

• water well with a pump

• An Impermeable layer of rock

• A layer of soil or sand that stores water.

• Rivers, lake, streams, and creeks

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What type of aquifer is Aquifer A?

• Aquifer A is an Unconfined Aquifer.

• Aquifer A is a Confined Aquifer

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How can use of deeper wells cause shallow wells to dry up?

• When water is drawn from deep water wells which has no impact on water available in shallow wells.

• When water is drawn from deep water wells, that well may be recharged from more shallow well water reserves.

• Deep water wells only recharge from local rivers and streams.

• There is no way to determine if use of deep water wells impacts resources for more shallow water wells.

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How can over use of ground water resources cause fertilizer runoff from farms to enter our aquifers?

• Fertilizer can flow into surface water after rains and that surface water recharges underground aquifers.

• Fertilizer maybe released through plant roots into ground water resources.

• There is no chance fertilizer runoff will contaminate ground water resources.

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what is the process by which water enters the small pore spaces between the soil or rocks?

• transpiration

• infiltration

• precipitation

• sublimation

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When a local farmer pumps the water from his well to water the field

• the water table will decline (go down).

• the water table will be raised.

• the water table will not change.

• aquifers will be recharged.

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What is the name of the line that separates the saturated zone from the unsaturated zone underground?

• zone of uncertainty

• zone of contention

• Water Table

• aquifer line

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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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Choose a strategy to limit deep water wells from depleting the resources of shallow water wells?

• Install water limiters on farmers pipes that draw from deep water wells causing the water to shut off at the limit.

• Ask farmers not to use their deep water wells for their farming needs.

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