Question 1

Cones of depression form when _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) sinkholes coalesce 
B) too much water is pumped from wells 
C) aquifers are recharged 
D) the climate is wetter than normal 
E) springs dry up 
A) sinkholes coalesce 
B) too much water is pumped from wells 
C) aquifers are recharged 
D) the climate is wetter than normal 
E) springs dry up B

Question 2

Sinkholes mainly occur in arid regions. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

It is possible to artificially recharge the groundwater system. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The sites of natural outflows of groundwater to the surface are called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sites of natural outflows of groundwater...

Question 5

Sinkholes only form very gradually. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Karst refers to landforms and landscapes dominated by _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) flowing ice 
B) volcanic eruptions 
C) steep slopes 
D) oxidation 
E) solution 
A) flowing ice 
B) volcanic eruptions 
C) steep slopes 
D) oxidation 
E) solution

Question 7

A sequence of porous and permeable layers of sediment or rock that acts as a storage medium and transmitter of water is called a(n)_____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) aquiclude 
B) aquifer 
C) geyser 
D) water table 
E) spring 
A) aquiclude 
B) aquifer 
C) geyser 
D) water table 
E) spring

Question 8

Icicle-shaped rock spikes hanging from the ceiling of caverns are called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) stalagmites 
B) stalactites 
C) tower karst 
D) disappearing streams 
E) columns 
A) stalagmites 
B) stalactites 
C) tower karst 
D) disappearing streams 
E) columns

Question 9

The site where a surface stream disappears into a cavern system is referred to as a _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) sinkhole 
B) stalagmite 
C) doline 
D) hum 
E) swallow hole 
A) sinkhole 
B) stalagmite 
C) doline 
D) hum 
E) swallow hole

Question 10

Sediment or rock can be porous but make for a poor aquifer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a perched water table, and what causes it? ​

Accepted Answer

A perched water table is an accumulation

Question 12

In _______________ conditions, groundwater will seep into a stream. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In _______________ conditions, groundwater will seep into...

Question 13

Tower karst is most common in _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) high latitudes 
B) marine west coast climates 
C) humid tropics 
D) caverns 
E) tropical deserts 
A) high latitudes 
B) marine west coast climates 
C) humid tropics 
D) caverns 
E) tropical deserts

Question 14

The relative ease with which water moves through void spaces in Earth's material is called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The relative ease with which water moves...

Question 15

To be an artesian spring, a spring must _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) contain salt water 
B) flow upward to a level above the local water table 
C) lie below a cone of depression 
D) flow for only part of the year 
E) have been drilled or dug by people 
A) contain salt water 
B) flow upward to a level above the local water table 
C) lie below a cone of depression 
D) flow for only part of the year 
E) have been drilled or dug by people

Question 16

Open spaces and connected passageways in karst bedrock are called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Open spaces and connected passageways in karst...

Question 17

The Ogallala aquifer is an important resource in _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) the Sierra Nevada 
B) New England 
C) Michigan 
D) Florida 
E) the Great Plains (from Texas to South Dakota) 
A) the Sierra Nevada 
B) New England 
C) Michigan 
D) Florida 
E) the Great Plains (from Texas to South Dakota)

Question 18

Joints can provide rocks with some porosity and permeability. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Depressions that result primarily from the surface or near-surface solution of rock and removal of the dissolved materials by water infiltrating downward into the subsurface are called _______________. (two words)​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Depressions that result primarily from the surface...

Question 20

By the time water percolates down to the zone of saturation, it is mostly free of sediment. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Cones of depression form when _____.

Sinkholes mainly occur in arid regions.

It is possible to artificially recharge the groundwater system.

The sites of natural outflows of groundwater to the surface are called _______________.

Sinkholes only form very gradually.

Karst refers to landforms and landscapes dominated by _____.

A sequence of porous and permeable layers of sediment or rock that acts as a storage medium and transmitter of water is called a(n)_____.

Icicle-shaped rock spikes hanging from the ceiling of caverns are called _____.

The site where a surface stream disappears into a cavern system is referred to as a _____.

Sediment or rock can be porous but make for a poor aquifer.

What is a perched water table, and what causes it?

In _______________ conditions, groundwater will seep into a stream.

Tower karst is most common in _____.

The relative ease with which water moves through void spaces in Earth's material is called _______________.

To be an artesian spring, a spring must _____.

Open spaces and connected passageways in karst bedrock are called _______________.

The Ogallala aquifer is an important resource in _____.

Joints can provide rocks with some porosity and permeability.

Depressions that result primarily from the surface or near-surface solution of rock and removal of the dissolved materials by water infiltrating downward into the subsurface are called _______________. (two words)

By the time water percolates down to the zone of saturation, it is mostly free of sediment.

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Exam 16: Subsurface Water and Karst

Cones of depression form when _____. ​

Sinkholes mainly occur in arid regions. ​

It is possible to artificially recharge the groundwater system. ​

The sites of natural outflows of groundwater to the surface are called _______________. ​

Sinkholes only form very gradually. ​

Karst refers to landforms and landscapes dominated by _____. ​

A sequence of porous and permeable layers of sediment or rock that acts as a storage medium and transmitter of water is called a(n)_____. ​

Icicle-shaped rock spikes hanging from the ceiling of caverns are called _____. ​

The site where a surface stream disappears into a cavern system is referred to as a _____. ​

Sediment or rock can be porous but make for a poor aquifer.

What is a perched water table, and what causes it? ​

In _______________ conditions, groundwater will seep into a stream. ​

Tower karst is most common in _____. ​

The relative ease with which water moves through void spaces in Earth's material is called _______________. ​

To be an artesian spring, a spring must _____. ​

Open spaces and connected passageways in karst bedrock are called _______________. ​

The Ogallala aquifer is an important resource in _____. ​

Joints can provide rocks with some porosity and permeability. ​

Depressions that result primarily from the surface or near-surface solution of rock and removal of the dissolved materials by water infiltrating downward into the subsurface are called _______________. (two words)​

By the time water percolates down to the zone of saturation, it is mostly free of sediment. ​

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

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Cones of depression form when _____.

Sinkholes mainly occur in arid regions.

It is possible to artificially recharge the groundwater system.

The sites of natural outflows of groundwater to the surface are called _______________.

Sinkholes only form very gradually.

Karst refers to landforms and landscapes dominated by _____.

A sequence of porous and permeable layers of sediment or rock that acts as a storage medium and transmitter of water is called a(n)_____.

Icicle-shaped rock spikes hanging from the ceiling of caverns are called _____.

The site where a surface stream disappears into a cavern system is referred to as a _____.

What is a perched water table, and what causes it?

In _______________ conditions, groundwater will seep into a stream.

Tower karst is most common in _____.

The relative ease with which water moves through void spaces in Earth's material is called _______________.

To be an artesian spring, a spring must _____.

Open spaces and connected passageways in karst bedrock are called _______________.

The Ogallala aquifer is an important resource in _____.

Joints can provide rocks with some porosity and permeability.

Depressions that result primarily from the surface or near-surface solution of rock and removal of the dissolved materials by water infiltrating downward into the subsurface are called _______________. (two words)

By the time water percolates down to the zone of saturation, it is mostly free of sediment.