What is Groundwater?

What is the area where water fills the aquifer called?

• Water table

• Unsaturated zone

• Saturated zone

• Surface water

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What determines the speed of groundwater flow?

• The color of the soil

• The size of the spaces in the soil or rock

• The temperature of the water

• The depth of the water table

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What is the unsaturated zone?

• The area above the water table

• The area below the saturated zone

• The area where water is stored

• The area where water is frozen

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What is the primary component of aquifers that allows water movement?

• Solid rock

• Large connected spaces

• Dense clay

• Thick ice

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How is groundwater replenished?

• By human activities

• By rain and snow melt

• By ocean tides

• By river flow

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What can cause the water table to fall?

• Heavy rains

• Melting snow

• Heavy pumping of groundwater

• Increased vegetation

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What is one way groundwater can be discharged?

• Into the atmosphere

• Into lakes and streams

• Into the ocean

• Into the soil

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What can cause groundwater pollution?

• Overuse of fertilizers and pesticides

• Excessive rainfall

• High temperatures

• Strong winds

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What percentage of the rural U.S. population depends on groundwater for drinking water?

• 51%

• 64%

• 99%

• 75%

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Which of the following is NOT a way groundwater can become polluted?

• Landfills

• Septic tanks

• Leaky underground gas tanks

• Solar panels

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