Groundwater
What is groundwater?
Water that is stored underground
What is an aquifer?
water stored in cracks and crevices in the rock
What are two causes of water pollution?
Answers may vary!
Can I use my water quality indicator notes on this quiz?
Yes!
How do humans access groundwater?
By digging a well
What is surface water?
Water on the surface of the water like a river, lake, spring
Is gravel permeable? How do you know?
Point source or non-point source?
Fertilizers from fields get carried by rain water into a nearby lake.
What water quality indicator category is pesticides part of?
Total dissolved solids
Why is it important to test water quality?
To know about whether we can drink the water or if the water is polluted
What is a water table?
The surface of the aquifer, the space between zone of aeration and zone of saturation.
Can groundwater go through permeable rock?
Yes, water can percolate through permeable rock
Point source or non-point source?
A factory uses copper in manufacturing and the copper gets into a nearby water source.
What water quality indicator tests for acidity of water?
pH
How do you test water for pH?
Use a test kit strip and compare the color to the pH scale
What is the zone of aeration? Where is it on the diagram?
Water can percolate through but is above the water table.
Is clay permeable? How do you know?
No, water cannot go through it
What is the difference between point source and non-point source pollution?
Point source pollution comes from one origin. Non-point source pollution comes from several points and you cannot trace back to the origin.
What water quality indicator category is lead in?
Total dissolved solids
What is the difference between porous and permeable rock?
Porous rock has holes in it, permeable rock has connected holes so water can flow through.
What is the cause and effect of this scenario:
water pollution from sewage leads into a nearby stream.
drains -> sewage system -> pollutes nearby stream
Which water quality indicator measures the cloudiness of the water?
Turbidity