Chap.5 Sec.3

Question 1

Permeable

Answer 1

Materials that water can pass through

Question 2

Impermeable

Answer 2

Water cannot pass through easily

Question 3

Unsaturated zone

Answer 3

Layers contain air as well as water

Question 4

Saturated zone

Answer 4

Water reaches a level where pores in the ground are

Question 5

Water table

Answer 5

Is at the top of the saturated zone

Question 6

Aquifer

Answer 6

Any underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that holds water and allows it to flow is called

Question 7

Artesian well

Answer 7

Water rises on its own because of pressure within an aquifer