Ogallala Aquifer

An underground layer of permeable rock or sand that collects, holds, and conducts water is a(n)...

• Lake

• Pond

• Aquifer

• River

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What percentage of Texas's irrigation water come from the Ogallala Aquifer?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

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Aquifers and Springs are examples of

• groundwater

• surface water

• water table

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When an aquifer's water table reaches the surface... the groundwater is released as surface water into which TWO? [PICK 2]

• Rivers

• Swimming Pools

• Lakes

• Parking Lots

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The "unsaturated zone" in this image is also known as the:

• Zone of Aeration

• The Wet Zone

• Zone of Aquiclude

• Zone of Saturation

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Springs are places where water from an aquifer flows to the surface... springs often form along ______.

• Faults

• Roads

• Volcanos

• Buildings

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Without water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer, not much would be able to grow in West Texas.

• True

• False

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What percent of the people who live within the Ogallala aquifer’s boundaries depend on it for their drinking water?

• 53%

• 74%

• 82%

• 90%

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Groundwater is being pumped out of the Ogallala aquifer how much faster than it is refilled?

• 2x

• 10x

• 20x

• 30x

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How many states outside of Texas are dependent on the Ogallala aquifer for agricultural water?

• 2

• 7

• 11

• 20