Groundwater

Question 1

Use the dropdown menus to complete each statement about how groundwater moves. Water moves down through cracks and spaces in materials. These are materials that allow water through to fill cracks and spaces and form the saturated zone. Eventually, the water moves down until it reaches a layer that is , which blocks the water. This layer is at the bottom of the saturated zone.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

permeable; Selection 1: permeable; Selection 2: impermeable

Question 2

Question 2

Revolt · Accepted Answer

impermeable

Question 3

Which part of this diagram shows the place that has both air and water?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Label C

Question 4

Which statement explains what happens at the water table?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A boundary forms between an area filled with water and an area with both moisture and air.

Question 5

Where might a spring form?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

at the bottom of a deep valley

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