Groundwater Exploration
A worksheet for 3rd graders to learn about groundwater, its importance, and how it moves through the ground.
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Groundwater Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
What is Groundwater?
Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations called aquifers.
1. Where is groundwater found?
In clouds
Underground
In the ocean
On top of mountains
2. What are the geologic formations that store groundwater called?
Rivers
Lakes
Aquifers
Ponds
1. When rain falls on the ground, some of it soaks into the .
2. Groundwater can stay underground for a very time.
1. All the water on Earth is found in rivers and lakes.
True
False
2. Groundwater is an important source of drinking water for many people.
True
False
1. Explain in your own words what happens to rainwater that becomes groundwater.
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