Running Water and Groundwater

Name the items labeled on the diagram shown by matching the number with the name.

• confined aquifer

• 1

• aquitard

• 3

• unconfined aquifer

• 2

• artesian well

• 4

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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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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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What is 1 in the image .(Click on the image to see the whole image )

• rainwater

• groundwater

• Hail

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Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

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Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Divide

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_________is underground layers of rock or soil that water can pass through.

• Dam

• Well

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

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What is the process by which water from precipitation is absorbed into the soil and becomes part of the groundwater system?

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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Which of the following is a primary source of groundwater?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Precipitation

• Oceans

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What term describes the upper surface of the zone of saturation in an aquifer?

• Water table

• Aquifer

• Permeability

• Runoff