8th Grade-Groundwater Terms Multiple Choice Test

_________ is water found below the surface of the earth, usually stored in aquifers

An aquifer that can reach the surface; has no layers of rock keeping it underground.

An aquifer that is bound by rocks and cannot reach the surface

The top of the saturated zone is known as what?

________ is rain water that flows over the surface of the ground and into streams and other bodies of surface water.

The __________ of the ground is the amount of empty spaces in it that can hold liquids like water.

A _______________ is a large body of flowing water, created by many smaller streams flowing together.

An ________________ is an underground layer of sand, gravel, or rock that holds water.

The _________________ is the region underground that is completely filled with water.

The ability of water to flow through material is called what?

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