_____ Is the Combining of Existing Elements and Materials to Form

question 11

Multiple Choice

_____ is the combining of existing elements and materials to form new ones.

• A) Discovery
• B) Diffusion
• C) Invention
• D) Infusion

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Definitions:

Perched Water

Groundwater that sits above the main water table and generally is underlain by a layer or lens of impermeable rock that blocks the downward flow of groundwater.

Water Table

The level below which the ground is saturated with water, marking the boundary between the unsaturated zone above and the saturated zone below.

Groundwater

Water that occupies the pores and fractures in underground rock and soil, a critical source of freshwater for drinking, agriculture, and industry.

Spring

A place where groundwater flows out of the ground onto the surface.