Understanding Groundwater

What is an important part of the Earth's water system?

• Groundwater

• Icebergs

• Rain

• Lakes

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Groundwater is a crucial resource for ______.

• flying

• drinking, farming, and many other uses

• painting

• singing

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What is an aquifer?

• A) A type of plant

• B) A water storage area underground

• C) A weather phenomenon

• D) A type of rock

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The area that fills the aquifer is called the ______.

• Unsaturated Zone

• Water Table

• Saturated Zone

• Surface Water

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Which zone is above the water table?

• Saturated Zone

• Unsaturated Zone

• Groundwater

• Surface Water

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The saturated zone is located ______ the unsaturated zone.

• Above

• Below

• Beside

• Inside

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What is the largest use of groundwater in the United States?

• drinking water

• irrigation of crops

• industrial processes

• None of the above

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What can happen if we keep using groundwater faster than it can be replaced?

• Aquifers can dry up

• Water shortages

• Both A and B

• None of the above.

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Groundwater is naturally replenished by which process?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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How does groundwater become polluted?

• building too many wells over an aquifer

• from Industrial processes

• chemicals or waste seep into the ground

• Flushing toilets

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