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WorksheetsLesson 3 Groundwater
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
How does water move underground?
a)
trickles down between particles pulled by gravity
b)
moves up and down depending on the hemisphere
c)
is forced down through particles by pressure
d)
moves in and out of the ground due to the atmosphere
2.
What is one of the three ways people can access water from an aquifer?
a)
rocks
b)
spring
c)
mantle
d)
aquifer
3.
What is one of the three possible ways people can access water from an aquifer?
a)
mantle
b)
aquifer
c)
well
d)
rocks
4.
Of the three ways in which people can access water from the ground, which of the following is one possible way?
a)
aquifer
b)
rocks
c)
mantle
d)
artesian well
5.
If you install a well, what must you make sure of?
a)
the well is dug at least 100 ft deep
b)
the well is dug horizontally
c)
the well is dug at least 75 ft from the house
d)
the well is dug below the water table
6.
If the ground is permeable, this will affect what?
a)
movement of groundwater
b)
the variability of the rocks
c)
slope of the hemisphere
d)
thickness of the soil
7.
An artesian well relies on what to get the water to the surface?
a)
mantle
b)
atmosphere
c)
slope
d)
pressure
8.
Water easily passes through a material, the material is?
a)
impermeable
b)
water table
c)
permeable
d)
saturated zone
9.
If water cannot pass through a material easily then the material is considered what?
a)
permeable
b)
artesian well
c)
unsaturated zone
d)
impermeable
10.
Layer of ground not filled with water?
a)
permeable zone
b)
saturated zone
c)
unsaturated zone
d)
impermeable zone
11.
Layer of ground that is filled with water is considered the what?
a)
saturated zone
b)
permeable zone
c)
unsaturated zone
d)
impermeable zone
12.
The top of the saturated zone is referred to as what?
a)
saturated zone
b)
permeable layer
c)
water table
d)
impermeable layer
13.
Water rises on its own due to pressure.
a)
gravity
b)
artesian well
c)
well
d)
saturated affect
14.
Materials that have large connected pores are considered what?
a)
permeable
b)
saturated
c)
impermeable
d)
unsaturated
15.
Knowing the water table depth, you know how deep to dig to reach what?
a)
springs
b)
granite
c)
pores
d)
groundwater
16.
Where can the water table be found?
a)
top of the saturated zone
b)
between layers of rock
c)
in the unsaturated zone
d)
below layers of clay
17.
Which is the best way to get water from an aquifer with a well?
a)
drill near a well
b)
drill below the quifer
c)
drill below the water table
d)
drill below impermeable rock
18.
What is the set depth for the water table?
a)
100 feet
b)
75 feet
c)
200 feet
d)
there is no set depth
19.
If a material is permeable that means that water can what?
a)
absorbe into the material
b)
pass through easily
c)
be repelled by
d)
not pass through easily
20.
If a material is impermeable that means what?
a)
water will not absorbe easily
b)
water will no repel easily
c)
water will not pass through easily
d)
water will pass through easily
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