Question 1

Perched water tables exist where aquifers intercept water flowing through aquitards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What proportion of the world's drinking water is supplied by groundwater aquifers?

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 40% 
C) 50% 
D) 87% 
A) 25% 
B) 40% 
C) 50% 
D) 87%

Question 3

Groundwater accounts for vastly more of the world's total fresh water supplies than lakes and streams and it is the largest reservoir of fresh water that is readily available to humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A water table is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) boundary between the zone of saturation above and partly saturated zone below 
B) bottom boundary surface of the zone of saturation above an aquitard 
C) boundary between the zone of aeration above and zone of saturation below 
D) boundary between the zones of aeration and superposition 
A) boundary between the zone of saturation above and partly saturated zone below 
B) bottom boundary surface of the zone of saturation above an aquitard 
C) boundary between the zone of aeration above and zone of saturation below 
D) boundary between the zones of aeration and superposition

Question 5

The water table is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a boundary between unsaturated bedrock and an underground river 
B) a flat underground layer of partly saturated rock 
C) a boundary between unsaturated bedrock below and saturated bedrock above 
D) a boundary between saturated soil/rock below and unsaturated soil/rock above 
A) a boundary between unsaturated bedrock and an underground river 
B) a flat underground layer of partly saturated rock 
C) a boundary between unsaturated bedrock below and saturated bedrock above 
D) a boundary between saturated soil/rock below and unsaturated soil/rock above

Question 6

An artesian well is one in which ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the water is warm, fairly saline, and recharged by an affluent stream 
B) pressurized groundwater rises from a deep, unsaturated aquifer 
C) water rises above the top of the aquifer without any pumping 
D) the well is horizontal and the water table is perched 
A) the water is warm, fairly saline, and recharged by an affluent stream 
B) pressurized groundwater rises from a deep, unsaturated aquifer 
C) water rises above the top of the aquifer without any pumping 
D) the well is horizontal and the water table is perched

Question 7

Nearby wells drilled to the same depth usually encounter the same delivery and quality of water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An artesian well is one in which ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the water is warm, fairly saline, and recharged by a stream 
B) water has enough head to rise above the top of the aquifer without any pumping 
C) the well is horizontal and the water table is perched 
D) pressurized groundwater rises from a deep, unsaturated aquifer 
A) the water is warm, fairly saline, and recharged by a stream 
B) water has enough head to rise above the top of the aquifer without any pumping 
C) the well is horizontal and the water table is perched 
D) pressurized groundwater rises from a deep, unsaturated aquifer

Question 9

What is the name of the localized lowering of the water table shown in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the localized...

Question 10

In general, contaminated groundwater will be naturally cleaned faster by circulation through porous and permeable sands than by circulation through fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The term karst topography was first used in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Republic of Slovenia 
B) eastern Canada in areas of fractured igneous and metamorphic rocks 
C) India near the southern foothills of the Himalayan Mountains 
D) Australia for the extremely dry interior area near Alice Springs 
A) the Republic of Slovenia 
B) eastern Canada in areas of fractured igneous and metamorphic rocks 
C) India near the southern foothills of the Himalayan Mountains 
D) Australia for the extremely dry interior area near Alice Springs

Question 12

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) purification 
B) pesticides 
C) contamination 
D) farm waste 
A) purification 
B) pesticides 
C) contamination 
D) farm waste

Question 13

Geysers can periodically erupt as heated water expands, reducing the pressure on deeper superheated water allowing it to suddenly boil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Another name for the region that includes both the belt of soil moisture and the capillary fringe is ________.

Accepted Answer

the zone o

Question 15

Name three deleterious side effects of over-using ground water resources.

Accepted Answer

aquifer depletion, l

Question 16

Most hot springs that are just a little warmer than mean annual temperature (6°-9°C)acquire their heat ________.

Accepted Answer

A) because most of the recharge from rainfall is in the warmer summer months 
B) because most of the groundwater is millions of years old from when the Earth's climate was warmer 
C) by deep circulation through progressively warmer rocks at depth (~2°C per 100 metres) 
D) because there are young intrusions everywhere at depth, always warming up the crust 
A) because most of the recharge from rainfall is in the warmer summer months 
B) because most of the groundwater is millions of years old from when the Earth's climate was warmer 
C) by deep circulation through progressively warmer rocks at depth (~2°C per 100 metres) 
D) because there are young intrusions everywhere at depth, always warming up the crust

Question 17

Which slender, conical speleothem grows from water dripping from the ceiling of a cavern?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which slender, conical speleothem grows from water...

Question 18

In a secure groundwater source, surface waters slowly infiltrate through overburden materials such as soil, silt, or sand over a period of months to decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which common, rock-forming mineral or mineral group is most readily dissolved by groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) calcite 
B) quartz 
C) feldspars 
D) clay minerals 
A) calcite 
B) quartz 
C) feldspars 
D) clay minerals

Question 20

What type of topography is illustrated in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of topography is illustrated in...

Perched water tables exist where aquifers intercept water flowing through aquitards.

What proportion of the world's drinking water is supplied by groundwater aquifers?

Groundwater accounts for vastly more of the world's total fresh water supplies than lakes and streams and it is the largest reservoir of fresh water that is readily available to humans.

A water table is the ________.

The water table is ________.

An artesian well is one in which ________.

Nearby wells drilled to the same depth usually encounter the same delivery and quality of water.

An artesian well is one in which ________.

What is the name of the localized lowering of the water table shown in the diagram below?

In general, contaminated groundwater will be naturally cleaned faster by circulation through porous and permeable sands than by circulation through fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks.

The term karst topography was first used in ________.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Geysers can periodically erupt as heated water expands, reducing the pressure on deeper superheated water allowing it to suddenly boil.

Another name for the region that includes both the belt of soil moisture and the capillary fringe is ________.

Name three deleterious side effects of over-using ground water resources.

Most hot springs that are just a little warmer than mean annual temperature (6°-9°C)acquire their heat ________.

Which slender, conical speleothem grows from water dripping from the ceiling of a cavern?

In a secure groundwater source, surface waters slowly infiltrate through overburden materials such as soil, silt, or sand over a period of months to decades.

Which common, rock-forming mineral or mineral group is most readily dissolved by groundwater?

What type of topography is illustrated in the diagram below?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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Exam 16: Groundwater

Perched water tables exist where aquifers intercept water flowing through aquitards.

What proportion of the world's drinking water is supplied by groundwater aquifers?

Groundwater accounts for vastly more of the world's total fresh water supplies than lakes and streams and it is the largest reservoir of fresh water that is readily available to humans.

A water table is the ________.

The water table is ________.

An artesian well is one in which ________.

Nearby wells drilled to the same depth usually encounter the same delivery and quality of water.

An artesian well is one in which ________.

What is the name of the localized lowering of the water table shown in the diagram below?

In general, contaminated groundwater will be naturally cleaned faster by circulation through porous and permeable sands than by circulation through fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks.

The term karst topography was first used in ________.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Geysers can periodically erupt as heated water expands, reducing the pressure on deeper superheated water allowing it to suddenly boil.

Another name for the region that includes both the belt of soil moisture and the capillary fringe is ________.

Name three deleterious side effects of over-using ground water resources.

Most hot springs that are just a little warmer than mean annual temperature (6°-9°C)acquire their heat ________.

Which slender, conical speleothem grows from water dripping from the ceiling of a cavern?

In a secure groundwater source, surface waters slowly infiltrate through overburden materials such as soil, silt, or sand over a period of months to decades.

Which common, rock-forming mineral or mineral group is most readily dissolved by groundwater?

What type of topography is illustrated in the diagram below?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

Filters