Understanding Florida's Aquifers

Understanding Florida's Aquifers

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of an aquifer?

To generate electricity

To hold groundwater

To store oil

To filter air

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock primarily makes up the Floridan aquifer?

Basalt

Granite

Sandstone

Limestone

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many people rely on the Floridan aquifer for potable water?

5 million

10 million

15 million

20 million

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the Biscayne aquifer particularly vulnerable to pollution?

It is a shallow aquifer

It is very deep

It is located in a desert

It is made of impermeable rock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural process helps recharge aquifers?

Evaporation

Precipitation

Condensation

Erosion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ecosystem plays a crucial role in recharging the Biscayne aquifer?

The Great Plains

The Sahara Desert

The Amazon Rainforest

The Everglades

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the upper surface of an aquifer's zone of saturation?

Water table

Aquifer cap

Saturation point

Permeability layer

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