Question 1

The replenishment of subsurface water is called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The replenishment of subsurface water is called...

Question 2

Large withdrawals of groundwater can cause compaction resulting in a sinking of the land called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) subduction 
B) subsidence 
C) tectonism 
D) percolation 
E) a cone of depression 
A) subduction 
B) subsidence 
C) tectonism 
D) percolation 
E) a cone of depression

Question 3

Sinkhole collapse can result from lowering of the water table. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Soil water is found in the zone of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) saturation 
B) aquiclude 
C) aeration 
D) artesian 
E) permeability 
A) saturation 
B) aquiclude 
C) aeration 
D) artesian 
E) permeability

Question 5

A(n)_______________ is an impressive phenomenon with sporadic bursts of steam and hot water expelled from a fissure or vent. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)_______________ is an impressive phenomenon with sporadic...

Question 6

The water table typically lies closer to the surface in arid regions and deeper underground in humid regions. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of these karst features is indicative of the most advanced and intense solution of the landscape? ​

Accepted Answer

A) sinkholes 
B) disappearing streams 
C) swallow holes 
D) conical hills (haystack hills) 
E) speleothems 
A) sinkholes 
B) disappearing streams 
C) swallow holes 
D) conical hills (haystack hills) 
E) speleothems

Question 8

Groundwater at lower elevations flows within the zone of saturation toward areas where the water table occupies a higher elevation. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In humid regions of low relief, lakes can form _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) below a perched water table 
B) at cones of depression 
C) where infiltration to the subsurface is high 
D) at swallow holes 
E) where the water table intersects the ground surface 
A) below a perched water table 
B) at cones of depression 
C) where infiltration to the subsurface is high 
D) at swallow holes 
E) where the water table intersects the ground surface

Question 10

Water in _____ wells rises to a level above the local water table. ​

Accepted Answer

A) influent 
B) thermal 
C) artesian 
D) effluent 
E) nonartesian 
A) influent 
B) thermal 
C) artesian 
D) effluent 
E) nonartesian

Question 11

Clay sediments and shale generally have _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) high permeability and high porosity 
B) low permeability and low porosity 
C) high permeability and low porosity 
D) low permeability and high porosity 
E) no permeability and no porosity 
A) high permeability and high porosity 
B) low permeability and low porosity 
C) high permeability and low porosity 
D) low permeability and high porosity 
E) no permeability and no porosity

Question 12

Sinkholes can grow in area and merge over time to form larger karst depressions called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) speleothems 
B) geysers 
C) aquicludes 
D) uvalas 
E) water mines 
A) speleothems 
B) geysers 
C) aquicludes 
D) uvalas 
E) water mines

Question 13

Water in a nonflowing artesian well rises above the water table but not to the surface. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How do stalactites and stalagmites form in caves? ​

Accepted Answer

​ Much of the water that percolates into

Question 15

Caverns most commonly develop in _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) granite 
B) limestone 
C) sandstone 
D) shale 
E) schist 
A) granite 
B) limestone 
C) sandstone 
D) shale 
E) schist

Question 16

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater 
B) lakes 
C) rivers 
D) glaciers, ice, and snow 
E) clouds and the atmosphere 
A) groundwater 
B) lakes 
C) rivers 
D) glaciers, ice, and snow 
E) clouds and the atmosphere

Question 17

Pumping ancient groundwater faster than it can be replenished _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) is impossible 
B) forms aquicludes 
C) increases porosity in the intermediate zone 
D) is called water mining 
E) is not a problem because of the enormous reserves of ancient groundwater 
A) is impossible 
B) forms aquicludes 
C) increases porosity in the intermediate zone 
D) is called water mining 
E) is not a problem because of the enormous reserves of ancient groundwater

Question 18

Speleothems that grow upward from the cave floor are called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Speleothems that grow upward from the cave...

Question 19

Jointed granites generally have _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) high permeability and high porosity 
B) low permeability and low porosity 
C) low permeability and high porosity 
D) high permeability and low porosity 
E) no permeability or porosity 
A) high permeability and high porosity 
B) low permeability and low porosity 
C) low permeability and high porosity 
D) high permeability and low porosity 
E) no permeability or porosity

Question 20

Speleothems are made when water evaporates into the cavern air, leaving behind deposits of calcium carbonate. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The replenishment of subsurface water is called _______________.

Large withdrawals of groundwater can cause compaction resulting in a sinking of the land called _____.

Sinkhole collapse can result from lowering of the water table.

Soil water is found in the zone of _____.

A(n)_______________ is an impressive phenomenon with sporadic bursts of steam and hot water expelled from a fissure or vent.

The water table typically lies closer to the surface in arid regions and deeper underground in humid regions.

Which of these karst features is indicative of the most advanced and intense solution of the landscape?

Groundwater at lower elevations flows within the zone of saturation toward areas where the water table occupies a higher elevation.

In humid regions of low relief, lakes can form _____.

Water in _____ wells rises to a level above the local water table.

Clay sediments and shale generally have _____.

Sinkholes can grow in area and merge over time to form larger karst depressions called _____.

Water in a nonflowing artesian well rises above the water table but not to the surface.

How do stalactites and stalagmites form in caves?

Caverns most commonly develop in _____.

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in _____.

Pumping ancient groundwater faster than it can be replenished _____.

Speleothems that grow upward from the cave floor are called _______________.

Jointed granites generally have _____.

Speleothems are made when water evaporates into the cavern air, leaving behind deposits of calcium carbonate.

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Exam 16: Subsurface Water and Karst

The replenishment of subsurface water is called _______________. ​

Large withdrawals of groundwater can cause compaction resulting in a sinking of the land called _____. ​

Sinkhole collapse can result from lowering of the water table. ​

Soil water is found in the zone of _____. ​

A(n)_______________ is an impressive phenomenon with sporadic bursts of steam and hot water expelled from a fissure or vent. ​

The water table typically lies closer to the surface in arid regions and deeper underground in humid regions. ​

Which of these karst features is indicative of the most advanced and intense solution of the landscape? ​

Groundwater at lower elevations flows within the zone of saturation toward areas where the water table occupies a higher elevation. ​

In humid regions of low relief, lakes can form _____. ​

Water in _____ wells rises to a level above the local water table. ​

Clay sediments and shale generally have _____. ​

Sinkholes can grow in area and merge over time to form larger karst depressions called _____. ​

Water in a nonflowing artesian well rises above the water table but not to the surface. ​

How do stalactites and stalagmites form in caves? ​

Caverns most commonly develop in _____. ​

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in _____. ​

Pumping ancient groundwater faster than it can be replenished _____. ​

Speleothems that grow upward from the cave floor are called _______________. ​

Jointed granites generally have _____. ​

Speleothems are made when water evaporates into the cavern air, leaving behind deposits of calcium carbonate. ​

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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The replenishment of subsurface water is called _______________.

Large withdrawals of groundwater can cause compaction resulting in a sinking of the land called _____.

Sinkhole collapse can result from lowering of the water table.

Soil water is found in the zone of _____.

A(n)_______________ is an impressive phenomenon with sporadic bursts of steam and hot water expelled from a fissure or vent.

The water table typically lies closer to the surface in arid regions and deeper underground in humid regions.

Which of these karst features is indicative of the most advanced and intense solution of the landscape?

Groundwater at lower elevations flows within the zone of saturation toward areas where the water table occupies a higher elevation.

In humid regions of low relief, lakes can form _____.

Water in _____ wells rises to a level above the local water table.

Clay sediments and shale generally have _____.

Sinkholes can grow in area and merge over time to form larger karst depressions called _____.

Water in a nonflowing artesian well rises above the water table but not to the surface.

How do stalactites and stalagmites form in caves?

Caverns most commonly develop in _____.

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in _____.

Pumping ancient groundwater faster than it can be replenished _____.

Speleothems that grow upward from the cave floor are called _______________.

Jointed granites generally have _____.

Speleothems are made when water evaporates into the cavern air, leaving behind deposits of calcium carbonate.