Groundwater and Contamination Lecture Quiz
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What is the volume of freshwater in ice sheets and glaciers as a percentage of the total volume of freshwater?

  • 0.549%
  • 14.158%
  • 0.004%
  • 54.945% (correct)
  • What percentage of the Earth's water is found in groundwater?

  • 14.158% (correct)
  • 0.549%
  • 0.294%
  • 0.049%
  • What is the equivalent thickness of the layer of groundwater spread out over the entire surface of the Earth?

  • 750 meters
  • 55 meters (correct)
  • 7500 meters
  • 35 times the amount of water in lakes and streams
  • What is the surface below which all rocks are saturated with groundwater known as?

    <p>Water table</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is groundwater occur only in underground rivers?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor plays a significant role in controlling the movement of groundwater?

    <p>Permeability of the rocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of the Earth's water that is found in groundwater?

    <p>14.158%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equivalent thickness of the layer of groundwater spread out over the entire surface of the Earth?

    <p>55 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is groundwater usually restricted to in terms of depth?

    <p>Less than about 750 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the surface below which all rocks are saturated with groundwater known as?

    <p>Water table</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the volume of groundwater as a percentage of the total volume of freshwater?

    <p>14.158%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the water table located?

    <p>Below the Earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distribution of Earth's water in terms of percentage? (Groundwater)

    <p>2.8%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what depth range is groundwater usually restricted?

    <p>Less than about 750 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equivalent thickness of the layer of groundwater spread out over the entire surface of the Earth?

    <p>55 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

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