Title: Explain groundwater and its sources.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Water

Explanation should include water located below the surface of the earth. Explanation should also include definition of sources:

- Zone of aeration
- Zone of saturation
- Karst topography
- Water table
- Aquifer.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does water move below the surface of the earth?
- How long can water remain underground?
- How does the permeability of the materials through which groundwater flows affect the rate of movement into and out of areas of recharge and discharge?
- What is a recharge area and a discharge point?
- What causes flooding?
- What is percolation?
- What two zones are above and below the water table?