Groundwater

Question 1

Which of the following factors does not influence the level of the water table?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

pollution

Question 2

Why has groundwater use increased?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the demand for freshwater has increased due to population growth

Question 3

How is groundwater replenished?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is a way that groundwater depletion affects streams?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 5

How does groundwater become polluted?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Pollutants mixed with water pass through permeable layers above the aquifer.

Question 6

Over half of the people in the United States rely on groundwater for drinking water.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following can lead to groundwater shortages?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 8

How did the use of groundwater change from preindustrial times to industrial times?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Groundwater use increased from preindustrial times to industrial times.

Question 9

What happens if the use of groundwater exceeds the rate of replenishment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the depth of the water table decreases

Question 10

In the preindustrial era, settlements were more likely to be near sources of surface water than in the industrial era.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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