Water and Groundwater Quiz

What is the water we can see on the surface of the earth called?

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Aquifer

• Water table

What is the term for the level underground where you first hit groundwater?

• Water surface

• Water table

• Water level

• Water depth

What is the term for the water that is crammed in the tiny gaps between rocks and soils?

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Rainwater

• Ocean water

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What is the area called that is completely soaked with water?

• Unsaturated zone

• Dry zone

• Saturated zone

• Evaporation zone

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What happens to water that gets stuck on the surface?

• It freezes

• It evaporates back into the air

• It stays forever

• It turns into ice

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What does groundwater not always do after it gets there?

• Stay on the ground

• Evaporate

• Freeze

• Flow into rivers

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What is the term for water that travels through the surface deep underground?

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What happens when the surface of the ground dips below the water table?

• The water table disappears

• Groundwater flows out

• The ground becomes dry

• The water table rises

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What can groundwater do if the surface water dries up?

• Evaporate

• Flow in to fill it back up

• Disappear

• Turn into ice

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What can groundwater do besides flowing out?

• Turn into clouds

• Leave the ground

• Become fire

• Create mountains

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