Groundwater Exploration
A Grade 5 science worksheet exploring the concepts of groundwater, aquifers, and the water cycle.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to refer to the diagram provided.
The Water Cycle and Groundwater
The diagram above shows the water cycle. Groundwater is an important part of this cycle. It is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock.
1. What is the main source of all freshwater on Earth?
Oceans
Rain and snow
Lakes and rivers
Groundwater
2. What is an aquifer?
A type of cloud
An underground layer of permeable rock or soil that holds water
A man-made reservoir
A river that flows underground
3. Water that soaks into the ground and is stored there is called .
4. The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas is called .
5. When water vapor cools and turns back into a liquid, forming clouds, it is called .
6. All precipitation that falls on land becomes groundwater.
True
False
7. Groundwater is a source of drinking water for many people.
True
False
8. Explain how water gets into the ground to become groundwater.
9. Why is groundwater important for people and the environment?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the Earth is called .
11. The process where water on the ground surface enters the soil is known as .
12. The top of the groundwater surface is called the .