What is Groundwater?
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I can explain how groundwater forms and moves through underground layers of rock and soil.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
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Explain the process by which surface water becomes groundwater. Use the terms 'infiltration' and 'percolation' in your answer.
Describe the difference between an aquifer and an aquitard. How do these layers affect the movement of groundwater?
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
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“Explain how rainwater becomes groundwater and what happens to it once it is deep underground.”
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