Groundwater depletion

Throughout the world, the majority of water is used for

• irrigation
• industrial uses
• humans and animals
• cooling towers of power plants

An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well is a/an

• water table

• aquifer

• watershed

• river

As the human population increases, so does the consumption of natural resources. What effect doe this have on the environment? Choose all that apply.

• negative impact

• positive impact

• environmental pollution

• habitat destruction

When more water is pumped out of an aquifer at a rate faster than the rate of its discharge, this is known as

• groundwater infiltration

• groundwater discharge

• groundwater overdraft

• groundwater discharge

Which of the following are uses of groundwater?

• Drinking

• Irrigation

• Cleaning

• In industry

What is the main reason behind the depletion of groundwater resources?

• Overuse due to increased irrigation in countries with no surface water supply

• Increase in the population

• Water pollution

• Industrialization of developing countries