Exam 16: A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

As a rule,groundwater always flows from areas ____________.

Sinkholes are a concern primarily for residents whose dwellings are constructed atop ____________.

The majority of Earth's liquid freshwater exists in ____________.

Most dissolution of bedrock to form caves takes place ____________.

The relationship governing the rate of groundwater flow was discovered by ____________.

Pumping vast quantities of water locally ____________.

In groundwater,____________.

Well-sorted sediments typically have ____________ porosity compared to poorly sorted sediments.

Freshwater lakes are always discharge areas.

Hard water results from relatively high concentrations of dissolved ____________.

Which statement about recharge areas is INCORRECT?

If a material is highly permeable,it ____________.

Land subsidence is likely whenever ____________.

Any place where groundwater naturally flows outward at the surface of Earth is termed a ____________.

A dry well will result whenever the base of the well is above the water table.

Unless it has recently rained,there is no water within pores in the unsaturated zone.

Permeable rock or sediment between the water table and the land surface represents a(n)____________.

The majority of large cave and karst systems have resulted from ____________ etching into ____________.

Dissolution of grains in the burial environment produces ____________.

A body of permeable rock or sediment that possesses a water table is termed a(n)____________.