Underground Water

What could happen to the water table if several houses sharing a well started pumping water at a high rate at the same time?

• the water table may fall

• the water table may rise

• the well will be completeley dry

• the wells will overflow

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The source below the ground that provides water from underground is called

• a reservoir

• an unsaturated zone

• aquifer

• water treatment plant

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Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than from other sources?

• it forms where fresh and salt water meet

• it receives water directly from precipitation

• pollutants can be filtered by rock and soil deep in the Earth

• it rises to the surface near lakes

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Water can move through soil because of the soil's _______________.

• permeability

• not well-sorted materials

• impermeability

• porosity that is low

What is the best definition of a water table?

• The level to which a river rises when it floods

• The boundary between the land and the ocean

• The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer

• The bottom of the saturated zone in an aquifer

• The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer

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In the diagram, letter D best represents:

• Unconfined Aquifer

• Confining Layer

• Confined Aquifer

• Recharge Zone

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In the diagram, letter C best represents:

• Unconfined Aquifer

• Confining Layer

• Confined Aquifer

• Recharge Zone

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What an area is called when the soil is totally filled up with water?

• saturated zone

• unsaturated zone

• permeable

• impermeable

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A well pipe should be __________________ of an aquifer.

• above the top

• at the bottom

• toward the midde

• any part

Which property of water explains why rock and soil particles often sink to the bottom of the saturated zone?

• cohesion

• density

• polarity

• surface tension