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Groundwater
Test Description: A look at groundwater and surface water.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The total amount of water on Earth
A
is increasing
B
is fairly constant.
C
is decreasing.
D
depends on the weather.
2) The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
A
tributary.
B
watershed.
C
divide
D
stream.
3) Materials that allow water to easily pass through them are
A
impermeable.
B
unsaturated.
C
permeable.
D
saturated
4) Groundwater is found
A
in the saturated zone.
B
in the unsaturated zone.
C
above the water table.
D
in the impermeable layer.
5) Material that has many spaces or holes
A
water table
B
watershed
C
porous
D
run off
6) People can obtain groundwater by drilling a well
A
into the impermeable layer.
B
into the unsaturated zone
C
above the water table
D
into an aquifer.
7) More than 2/3 of Earth's water is found in
A
wetlands
B
rivers and streams
C
glaciers and icebergs
D
ponds and lakes
8) One process that can be used (but is very expensive at this time) to remove salt from salt water is called___
A
recharge
B
filtration
C
irrigation
D
desalination
9) ____ is water that flows across land and collects in rivers, in streams, and eventually in the ocean.
A
Condensation
B
Infiltration
C
Percolation
D
Runoff
10) The area of land where NEW water enters an aquifer
A
watershed
B
recharge zone
C
permeable
D
groundwater
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