Watersheds Aquifers

The water that fills lakes and rivers

• groundwater
• surface water
• water table
• saturated zone

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Water stored  in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground
• surface water

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Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

• Permeable
• Impermeable
• Solid
• Soft

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A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it and collect?

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What effect on the ecosystem can fertilizer seeping through to the groundwater have?

• It can cause groundwater to become undrinkable, negatively affecting many species.

• It can cause groundwater to become pure, enriching plant life with additional nutrients.

• It can cause groundwater to reverse flow, increasing the level of the water table.

• It can cause the groundwater to freeze, denying plants and animals of a water source.

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What is a well?

• a place that has a lot of grass

• a hole drilled into the ground to pump water

• a place where water in stored underground

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If a well is over-pumped... what could happen?

• there will be more groundwater

• less groundwater + aquifers will dry out

• the water table does not change

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Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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Aquifer is an area of permeable rock on the land surface that holds groundwater.

• True

• False

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What are the parts of a watershed?

• Nearby Land

• Aquitard

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

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