Water Resources

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

• fresh water
• infiltration
• surface water
• groundwater

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Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

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Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil.

• runoff
• spring
• groundwater
• aqueduct

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An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.

• runoff
• water reclamation
• aqueduct
• aquifer

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The surface of a layer of saturated ground.

• water table

• groundwater

• watershed

• reservoir

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A region of land that drains into a river.

• water reclamation
• watershed
• aquifer
• irrigation

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A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

• watershed
• desalination
• groundwater
• well

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What would be the best definition of permeability?

• Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces

• The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

• The inability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

• The level below which the ground is saturated with water

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The size of an aquifer’s recharge zone is affected by the _________________ of the surface above the aquifer.

• Permeability

• Porosity

• Water table

• Desalinization

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What would be the best definition of porosity?

• Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces

• The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

• The inability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

• The level below which the ground is saturated with water

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