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✔ saturated zoneunsaturated zonewater table

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✔ saturated zone
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unsaturated zone
C
water table
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saturated zoneunsaturated zone✔ water table

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saturated zone
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unsaturated zone
C
✔ water table
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Use the dropdown menus to complete each statement about how groundwater moves.

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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
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permeable✔ impermeablesaturated

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permeable
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impermeable
C
saturated
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Which statement explains what happens at the water table?

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Water rises to a place above the surface where people can collect it and use it for drinking water.
B
Materials such as clay or granite prevent water from seeping into the ground at the water table.
C
A boundary forms between an area filled with water and an area with both moisture and air.
D
Water from rivers, lakes, and streams seeps into the ground and saturates it to reach the water table.
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Which statements about wells are true? Check all that apply.

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Wells bring groundwater from the unsaturated zone to the surface of the water.
B
Wells need to be drilled below the water table.
C
If water is pumped from a well too quickly, the well may run dry.
D
Water from wells is generally not safe to drink.
E
Water gushes from artesian wells due to pressure.
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Where might a spring form?

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between the saturated and unsaturated zones
B
at the bottom of a deep valley
C
on a mountaintop at the origin of a stream
D
on the surface of a fast-moving aquifer
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✔ permeableimpermeablesaturated

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permeable
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impermeable
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saturated

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