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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is groundwater occur only in underground rivers?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>14.158% (B)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is groundwater usually restricted to in terms of depth?

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

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

<p>Water table (B)</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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