Fill in the Blanks ScienceOnline version Fill in the gaps exercise. by Veronica Francisco Parache 1 rain fresh aquifers rocks snow groundwater wells sand There is lots of water on the surface of the Earth . There is also water beneath the surface . This is called . Groundwater comes from and . The water goes through the soil and down to the empty spaces between and below . Here it collects and forms large deposits called . People extract the water by building .