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* 1. The _____ is the main source of drinking water in Florida?

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* 2. Water on Earth is found either above or below the ground. Water above the ground is called _____.

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* 3. When it rains, water may soak or percolate down through the ground and into the aquifer below.  This will _____ the aquifer.

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* 4. If groundwater is used and not recharged, wetlands, rivers, and lakes could become _____.

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* 5. The _____ layer acts as a shield to help keep water from escaping the aquifer or to protect it from pollutants.

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* 6. The layers of clay that are above and below the aquifer are called _____ layers or zones because they hold water in the aquifer.

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* 7. A sinkhole is a hole or depression in the ground caused by _____ of underground limestone.

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* 8. Seeps, artesian wells or springs are example of ____ areas.

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* 9. The Biscayne aquifer is a shallow or surficial aquifer that lies on top of the Floridan aquifer in southern Florida.  This means the Biscayne aquifer is located ____ the earth's surface.

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* 10. Besides the Biscayne, the sand and gravel and the Floridan aquifers, there is another water supply aquifer in Florida, it is called the _____ aquifer.

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