Groundwater Learning Target Review 2014
Name: __________________________________________________ Class Period: _____
I can explain how water is transported underground.
I can explain structures (or features) groundwater creates through erosion and deposition.
1. Use the following terms in the same sentence: water table, aquifer, porosity, and artesian
spring.
2. Provide the term that best describes an aquifer’s ability to allow water to flow through.
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3. Describe how particle size affects the porosity of an aquifer.
4. Explain the difference between an artesian spring and other springs.
5. Name a feature that is formed by underground erosion: ______________________________
6. Name two features that are formed by underground deposition:
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7. What type of weathering process causes underground erosion? __________________________
Groundwater Learning Target Review 2014
8. Explain how urban growth (expanding large cities) might affect the recharge zone of an aquifer.
9. Explain the difference between a spring and a well. Within your explanation, please describe
what both terms mean so you can prove you have a solid understanding of each.
10. What is the relationship between the zone of aeration, the zone of saturation, and the water
table? Think about this and explain how all 3 relate to one another…if something happens, how
does it affect all three?