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10.1 Movement and Storage of Groundwater
Use the terms in the box to complete each sentence. freshwater hydrosphere infiltration polar ice caps porosity precipitation water vapor groundwater
1. About 97% of the _______________________________________ is contained in the oceans.
2. The ______________________________________ and glaciers hold between 70 and 80 % of Earth’s freshwater.
3. Only a very small amount of all of Earth’s liquid__________________________________ is contained in rivers, streams and lakes.
4. Water evaporates from seawater and forms invisible ________________________________________ and visible clouds.
5. Most of the Earth’s usable freshwater is contained here. ____________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________, mostly in the form of rain and snow, falls into the oceans and on the land.
7. Precipitation that falls on land enters the ground through the process of _______________________ and becomes groundwater.
8. Small openings in in ground below the Earth’s surface are pores, and the percentage of pore space in a material is its __________.
Use the terms to label the diagram. zone of saturation zone of aeration water table
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Match the definitions on the left with the words on the right.
__________12. Depth below Earth’s surface at which groundwater
completely fills all the pores of a material a. aquifer
__________13. Permeable layers through which groundwater flows
__________14. Upper boundary of the zone of saturation b. groundwater c. permeability
__________15. Ability of a material to let water pass through it
__________16. Water found in the zone of saturation
__________17. Zone below the surface, but above the zone of
saturation, where materials are moist. d. water table e. zone of aeration f. zone of saturation

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10.3 Groundwater Supply
Use each of the terms in the box just once to complete the passage. artesian well drawdown recharge well
To obtain water, a(n) 1.) ____________________________________ must tap into an aquifer. The difference between the original water-table level and the water level in the pumped well is called the 2)___________________________________________. In order for the water supply of the wells to be replenished, water from precipitation and run-off must 3) ________________________ the zone of saturation. A(n) 4) _________________________________________ contains water that is under pressure, which may cause the well water to spurt into the air.
Write true or false for each statement.
________________5. To produce water, a well must be drilled deep into aquicludes.
________________6. It is very difficult to cause drawdown in an aquifer, no matter how many wells are tapped into the aquifer.
________________7. An important artesian aquifer in the United States in the Ogallala Aquifer.
________________8. Groundwater recharge is faster during periods of heavy precipitation.
________________9. Wells which contain pressurized water are called ordinary wells.
_______________10. Confined aquifers cannot become polluted.
_______________11. Water in an aquifer with high porosity and high permeability flows faster than in an aquifer with low porosity
and low permeability.
_______________12. Overpumping of groundwater can form a cone of depression around a well.
_______________13. If the water table drops, shallow wells can go dry.
Answer the following questions.
14. What are four common sources of groundwater pollution? ________________________________________________________
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15. What are two natural pollutants? ____________________________________________________________________________
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16. How can salt get into freshwater supplies? _____________________________________________________________________
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17. Where does radon originate? ________________________________________________________________________________
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18. What is subsidence and what causes it? _______________________________________________________________________
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True or False
____________19. Most pollution plumes spread extremely slow, and time is available for alternate water supplies to be found.
___________ 20. Most chemical contaminates can be removed easily from the groundwater aquifers.