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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What do you call an area where water fills all of the open spaces in sediment and rock?
Zone of Aeration
Water Table
Zone of Saturation
River
What is found on top of the zone of saturation and below the zone of aeration?
River
Lake
Water basin
Water table
What happens to ground water when it moves to pore spaces?
The move slower because the pores are small.
They move faster because the pores are small.
They move slower because the pores are very big.
They move faster because the pores are very big.
What determines how much groundwater can be stored in a watershed?
Porosity
Permeability
Recharging
Ability
What do you call an area where ground water is transmitted freely through permeable rock layers or sediments?
Discharge Area
Recharge Area
Aquifer
Bedrock
What is formed when water from the water table intersects the ground surface?
It will form hot springs.
It will form a spring.
It will form a geyser.
It will form ground water.
What is formed when water turns to steam and erupts?
It will form a hot spring.
It will form a spring.
It will form a geyser.
It will form ground water.
Why do you need to bore a hole into the zone of saturation to create a well?
It is because the well needs to be deep enough.
It is because the zone of saturation is rich in minerals.
It is because the zone of saturation contains water.
It is because the water in the zone of saturation is clean.
Which of the following is NOT a threat to ground water?
Overuse
Contamination
Land subsidence
Weathering
Why are trees important to aquifers?
It keeps the oxygen in the area.
Photosynthesis helps clean the water in aquifers.
It keeps the soil loose and improves water absorption.
The leaves are needed to filter water in the area.
