Groundwater

The water under the ground is known as

• groundwater

• aquifer

• water table

• water

_______________ is the process in which water seeps down to add to the groundwater

• Aquifer

• Infiltration

• Filtration

• Water table

Which option, among the following, defines an aquifer?

• Bed rock and rocks restrict the movement of water

• Groundwater is stored between layers of hard rock

• Sand or soil, which permits the passage of water

• Low rainfall area

Groundwater is ……………….

• a fresh water source

• a salt water source

• a non-potable water

• impure

Groundwater is replenished by ………………..

• rocks

• pumping

• well

• rainwater

Which of the following is true for the water table?

• The lower limit of groundwater is called the water table..

• The upper limit of groundwater is called the water table

• Groundwater is also called the water table.

• Aquifer is called the water table.

A ……………….. is most commonly used to access groundwater.

• well

• pond

• river

• tap

………………… is a measure of the void spaces in a rock.

• Seepage

• Porosity

• Saturation

• Solubility