Watershed Aquifer Groundwater

The percentage of the rock that is composed of pore space is referred to as

• porosity

• permeability

• recharge zone

• discharge zone

Water found in the spaces between rock particles below Earth's surface is called

• groundwater

• surface water

• tributary

• watershed

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A ridge or an area of higher ground that separates two watersheds is called a(n)

• divide

• gradient

• tributary

• aquifer

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A natural, underground area where large quantities of groundwater fill the spaces between rocks is a/an:

• ocean

• river

• aquifer

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Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock is called:

• Groundwater

• River

• Surface water

• Snow

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The land area that water moves across or under while flowing to a stream, spring, pond, lake or river is a/an:

• mountain

• watershed

• ocean

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Which of the following are groundwater?

• Lakes, ponds, creeks streams, ocean, rivers

• Wells, water table, aquifers

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To use water found in an aquifer people would

• build a dam

• drill a well to below the water table

• purify ocean water

Water collects in an aquifer because the layer below it is

• permeable (water can pass through it)

• impermeable (water can not pass through it)

• transparent

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If there is a pollutant in the recharge zone it will likely end up in the

• air

• fire

• groundwater

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