Groundwater

Question 1

Use the dropdown menus to complete each statement about how groundwater moves.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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.: permeable; 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.: impermeable

Question 2

permeable✔ impermeablesaturated

Revolt · Accepted Answer

impermeable

Question 3

✔ permeableimpermeablesaturated

Revolt · Accepted Answer

permeable; Selection 1: permeable; Selection 2: impermeable

Question 4

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Label C

Question 5

✔ saturated zoneunsaturated zonewater table

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ saturated zone

Question 6

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 7

Which statements about wells are true? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wells need to be drilled below the water table.; If water is pumped from a well too quickly, the well may run dry.; Water gushes from artesian wells due to pressure.

Question 8

Where might a spring form?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

at the bottom of a deep valley

Question 9

A geologist discovers this vent in the ground with steam rising from it. After observing it for a few minutes, some water erupts from the vent. The water is extremely hot.Which feature has this geologist found?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

geyser

Question 10

An aquifer receives 40 m3 of precipitation and loses 10 m3 of water through natural movement.How much water can be pumped from the aquifer to balance the budget?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

30 m3

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