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Question 1

zone of saturation, these spaces are filled with water.

Answer 1

GROUNDWATER

Question 2

The top of this groundwater zone is the _____

Answer 2

WATER TABLE

Question 3

underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock through which groundwater flows.

Answer 3

AQUIFERS

Question 4

the freshwater from precipitation and snowmelt that flows across the earth’s land surface and into rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, and ultimately to the oceans.

Answer 4

SURFACE WATER

Question 5

Precipitation that does not infiltrate the ground or return to the atmosphere by evaporation is called

Answer 5

SURFACE RUNOFF

Question 6

The land from which surface water drains into a particular river, lake, wetland, or other body of water is called its

Answer 6

WATERSHED/ DRAINAGE BASIN

Question 7

How Can We Use Water More Sustainably?

Answer 7

by cutting water waste, raising water prices, slowing population growth, and protecting aquifers, forests, and other ecosystems that store and release water.