1. Unscramble the words in parentheses to make words that go 2. Examine the diagram of a water well.

Label the permeable

in the spaces. material, impermeable material, aquifer, and water table.
You may use these terms more than once.
a) A groundwater (e m s s t y) ______________ is similar to a
river system. a) ______________
b) ______________
b) A groundwater system has connecting (e o p r s) c) ______________
___________. d) ______________
e) ______________
c) Soil and rock are (a b e e e l m p r) _________ if the pore A
spaces are connected and water can pass through them.
B
d) Some materials, like clay are (a b e e e I l m m p r) C
________ because water cannot pass through them.

e) A system of water flowing through porous rock is called an D

(a e f I q r u) ______________.
E
f) The layer of porous rock in which all pores are full of water
forms a (e r a t w) _______ (a b e l r t) ________.
3. Make a minimum of two jot notes about the things that
g) The level of the water table may change, rising closer to the
threaten groundwater for each section.
(a c e f r s u) in wet seasons and sinking lower in dry
seasons.
a) Aquifer depletion
b) Contamination