Lesson 3: Water Underground

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Across
  1. 3. an underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that holds water and allows it to flow
  2. 4. where underground water usually comes from
  3. 8. An aquifer's source of water is NOT _____.
  4. 9. The water table will do this during times of heavy rain and snow melts.
  5. 11. In an artesian well, groundwater becomes this between layers of rock, and pressure builds up.
  6. 13. causes water to rise in an artesian well
  7. 14. The water table will do this during times of dry weather.
  8. 15. top of the saturated zone (two words)
  9. 16. A well may run ___ if too much water is pumped out of a well too fast.
Down
  1. 1. allowing water to pass through or permeate
  2. 2. zone or top layers of rock that contain air as well as water
  3. 5. not allowing or allowing little water to pass through
  4. 6. Water spurts out of an artesian well when the top layer is ___.
  5. 7. The rate that water moves in an aquifer depends on the _____ of the water table and the permeability of the rocks.
  6. 10. zone or level where the pores in the ground are saturated with water
  7. 12. To get ground water from an aquifer, people must drill this below the water table.