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1) Evaporation, Condensation and Precipitation are parts of the
A
bicycle
B
water cycle
C
geocycle
D
atmosphere
2) What is an aquifer?
A
Another name for a river.
B
An underwater reserve of water.
C
Another name for a lake.
3) A mass of tiny droplets of water that have condensed in the atmosphere
A
Precipitation
B
Cloud
C
Evaporation
D
Condensation
4) When an aquifer is used up, it is said to be _____.
A
recharged
B
seeping
C
depleted
D
permeable
5) As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth _______.
A
decreases
B
remains the same
C
increases
D
There is no way of knowing for sure.
6) How is water stored in an aquifer?
A
in wells and springs
B
in impermeable rock
C
in an open underground lake
D
in cracks and spaces in rocks
7) Which habitat on Earth would probably add the greatest amount of water to the water cycle through evaporation?
A
cold lake
B
desert sand
C
warm ocean
D
mountain rock
8) We call the storage space for water, underground a(n)
A
aqualand
B
lake
C
aquifer
D
ocean
9) The continuous pumping of water OUT of an aquifer can cause it to...
A
flood
B
spread further underground
C
dry out / lower water levels
D
become polluted
10) When the ground (or air) is saturated with water, it....
A
automatically turns water to steam
B
loses thermal energy
C
can't hold anymore water
D
starts the water cycle
11) Adding thermal energy makes molecules
A
move slow and move apart
B
move slower and clump together
C
move faster and spread out
D
stop moving all together
12) To get water from an aquifer we use...
A
big holes
B
plants
C
pumps and wells
D
animals
13) A confined aquifer is...
A
'locked' in place with obstructions
B
all of these
C
deep in the ground
D
hard to get to
14) the water table is the
A
isn't part of an aquifer
B
bottom of an aquifer
C
top of an aquifer
D
middle of an aquifer
15) precipitaiton that isn't soaked into the ground, will run off to a nearby stream, river of lake. This is called....
A
runoff
B
saturation
C
condensation
D
aquifer
16) many people get their drinking water from
A
ocean water
B
rain
C
confined aquifers
D
unconfined aquifers
17) The water in unconfined aquifers refills from
A
magic by elves
B
the water cycle
C
water soaking through saturated ground, and filling it.
D
thermal energy
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