How Does Water Get to Your House?

Where do many cities and towns get their water from?

• Oceans

• Lakes and rivers

• Underground wells

• Rain barrels

What is the water called that sinks down through the soil and collects between pieces of dirt?

• Ocean water

• River water

• Groundwater

• Tap water

Why is groundwater usually clean, even though it's surrounded by dirt?

• It is filtered by special machines underground.

• The dirt sticks to anything that isn't supposed to be in the water.

• It evaporates and then condenses as clean water.

• Animals clean the water as it passes through the ground.

What is the name for the level underground where the soil is completely filled with groundwater?

• Water reservoir

• Underground lake

• Water table

• Ground level