15 Questions
What is the volume of freshwater in ice sheets and glaciers as a percentage of the total volume of freshwater?
54.945%
What percentage of the Earth's water is found in groundwater?
14.158%
What is the equivalent thickness of the layer of groundwater spread out over the entire surface of the Earth?
55 meters
What is the surface below which all rocks are saturated with groundwater known as?
Water table
Is groundwater occur only in underground rivers?
False
Which factor plays a significant role in controlling the movement of groundwater?
Permeability of the rocks
What is the percentage of the Earth's water that is found in groundwater?
14.158%
What is the equivalent thickness of the layer of groundwater spread out over the entire surface of the Earth?
55 meters
Where is groundwater usually restricted to in terms of depth?
Less than about 750 meters
What is the surface below which all rocks are saturated with groundwater known as?
Water table
What is the volume of groundwater as a percentage of the total volume of freshwater?
14.158%
Where is the water table located?
Below the Earth's surface
What is the distribution of Earth's water in terms of percentage? (Groundwater)
2.8%
In what depth range is groundwater usually restricted?
Less than about 750 meters
What is the equivalent thickness of the layer of groundwater spread out over the entire surface of the Earth?
55 meters
Test your knowledge about groundwater and its contamination with this quiz based on the lecture by Dr. Mohd Talha Anees at Universiti Malaya. Topics include distribution, movement, geologic activity, chemistry, water quality, and regulations related to groundwater.
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