Question 1

The ________ is the upper bounding surface of the zone of saturation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is the upper bounding surface...

Question 2

How would you recognize areas of karst topography on a topographic map without knowing the local bedrock geology? Also, what features of karst topography on a topographic map might be misinterpreted as some other geologic feature?

Accepted Answer

Look for abundant circular lakes (sinkho

Question 3

In Jules Verne's classic tale "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", how did the explorers return to the surface?

Accepted Answer

A) by riding up in a geyser 
B) by climbing up a volcano's vent 
C) by riding on the back of a pterodactyl 
D) by riding up an artesian well 
A) by riding up in a geyser 
B) by climbing up a volcano's vent 
C) by riding on the back of a pterodactyl 
D) by riding up an artesian well

Question 4

In a uniformly porous and permeable material, groundwater tends to flow along curved paths ________.

Accepted Answer

A) as a compromise between the downwards pull of gravity and movement towards areas of lower pressure 
B) because this is the shape of the overlying land 
C) because this is the shortest distance between recharge and discharge 
D) because this is the shape of most sedimentary bodies 
A) as a compromise between the downwards pull of gravity and movement towards areas of lower pressure 
B) because this is the shape of the overlying land 
C) because this is the shortest distance between recharge and discharge 
D) because this is the shape of most sedimentary bodies

Question 5

What are the important factors according to Darcy's Law for determining the velocity of groundwater flow?

Accepted Answer

hydraulic gradient or head ove

Question 6

What term describes a groundwater system in which water in a well rises above the top of the aquifer without use of a pump?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term describes a groundwater system in...

Question 7

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) zone of saturation 
B) belt of soil moisture 
C) capillary fringe 
D) zone of aeration 
A) zone of saturation 
B) belt of soil moisture 
C) capillary fringe 
D) zone of aeration

Question 8

Most caves and caverns originate by dissolution of limestone, enlarging fractures and bedding planes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What hydrogeologic condition describes a local zone of saturated soil or rock above the elevation of the regional water table?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What hydrogeologic condition describes a local zone...

Question 10

Geysers periodically boil and erupt because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) new groundwater flows in to replace that lost in the prior eruption, this takes time 
B) great pressures from deep water-filled chambers prevent water from boiling until higher temperatures are reached; eventually enough heat is supplied by the hot (volcanic)rocks to expand the water and let it boil anyway 
C) each injection of hot magma at depth triggers another episode of boiling in groundwater 
D) the god Vulcan is at work at his subterranean forge 
A) new groundwater flows in to replace that lost in the prior eruption, this takes time 
B) great pressures from deep water-filled chambers prevent water from boiling until higher temperatures are reached; eventually enough heat is supplied by the hot (volcanic)rocks to expand the water and let it boil anyway 
C) each injection of hot magma at depth triggers another episode of boiling in groundwater 
D) the god Vulcan is at work at his subterranean forge

Question 11

A ________ is the icicle-like speleothem that grows down from the roof of a cavern.

Accepted Answer

A) dingleberry 
B) stalactite 
C) stalagmite 
D) slagmite 
A) dingleberry 
B) stalactite 
C) stalagmite 
D) slagmite

Question 12

What is the relationship between drawdown and the cone of depression associated with a pumping well?

Accepted Answer

A) The drawdown is the diameter of the cone of depression measured at the elevation of the original water table. 
B) The drawdown is the percentage of available water in the aquifer that has already been used. 
C) Drawdown is the distance between the original water table and the water level in the well. 
D) Drawdown is dealing from the bottom of the deck in a crooked poker game. 
A) The drawdown is the diameter of the cone of depression measured at the elevation of the original water table. 
B) The drawdown is the percentage of available water in the aquifer that has already been used. 
C) Drawdown is the distance between the original water table and the water level in the well. 
D) Drawdown is dealing from the bottom of the deck in a crooked poker game.

Question 13

What proportion of the world's water for agriculture (irrigation, greenhouses, golf courses)is supplied by groundwater aquifers?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

In general, how do we know where the water table is located?

Accepted Answer

A) It is always at the base of the soil zone; just measure the soil thickness. 
B) By drilling wells, measuring the water levels, and contouring those elevations. 
C) Look at the regional streams and measure their depths; that's where the water table is. 
D) Just look at a regional map; it is the same elevation everywhere. 
A) It is always at the base of the soil zone; just measure the soil thickness. 
B) By drilling wells, measuring the water levels, and contouring those elevations. 
C) Look at the regional streams and measure their depths; that's where the water table is. 
D) Just look at a regional map; it is the same elevation everywhere.

Question 15

________ is a measure of the connectedness of pore spaces, which controls the ease (or difficulty)of groundwater transmission through a porous material.

Accepted Answer

A) Portability 
B) Potability 
C) Permeosity 
D) Permeability 
A) Portability 
B) Potability 
C) Permeosity 
D) Permeability

Question 16

Which reservoir of the hydrosphere would you describe as containing the largest fraction of Earth's liquid freshwater?

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater 
B) glaciers and ice sheets 
C) lakes and reservoirs 
D) soil moisture 
A) groundwater 
B) glaciers and ice sheets 
C) lakes and reservoirs 
D) soil moisture

Question 17

According to environmental regulations, groundwater pollutants that are flammable, corrosive, explosive, or toxic are lumped into a single category known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to environmental regulations, groundwater pollutants that...

Question 18

In Darcy's Law for flow velocity written as: V = (K/n)* (h/l), what does K stand for?

Accepted Answer

A) capacity 
B) hydraulic gradient 
C) permeability 
D) porosity 
A) capacity 
B) hydraulic gradient 
C) permeability 
D) porosity

Question 19

Suppose a well has become contaminated by harmful bacteria such as E.coli.How can this be removed from an aquifer by natural subsurface processes?

Accepted Answer

A) asymptotic expansion 
B) dissolution, diagenesis, and fossilization 
C) mechanical filtration, chemical oxidation, or assimilation by other organisms 
D) overpumping for a few days until the well tests clean 
A) asymptotic expansion 
B) dissolution, diagenesis, and fossilization 
C) mechanical filtration, chemical oxidation, or assimilation by other organisms 
D) overpumping for a few days until the well tests clean

Question 20

Name two factors that promote infiltration and addition of water to aquifers?

Accepted Answer

steady light rains, permeable

The ________ is the upper bounding surface of the zone of saturation.

How would you recognize areas of karst topography on a topographic map without knowing the local bedrock geology? Also, what features of karst topography on a topographic map might be misinterpreted as some other geologic feature?

In Jules Verne's classic tale "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", how did the explorers return to the surface?

In a uniformly porous and permeable material, groundwater tends to flow along curved paths ________.

What are the important factors according to Darcy's Law for determining the velocity of groundwater flow?

What term describes a groundwater system in which water in a well rises above the top of the aquifer without use of a pump?

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.

Most caves and caverns originate by dissolution of limestone, enlarging fractures and bedding planes.

What hydrogeologic condition describes a local zone of saturated soil or rock above the elevation of the regional water table?

Geysers periodically boil and erupt because ________.

A ________ is the icicle-like speleothem that grows down from the roof of a cavern.

What is the relationship between drawdown and the cone of depression associated with a pumping well?

What proportion of the world's water for agriculture (irrigation, greenhouses, golf courses)is supplied by groundwater aquifers?

In general, how do we know where the water table is located?

________ is a measure of the connectedness of pore spaces, which controls the ease (or difficulty)of groundwater transmission through a porous material.

Which reservoir of the hydrosphere would you describe as containing the largest fraction of Earth's liquid freshwater?

According to environmental regulations, groundwater pollutants that are flammable, corrosive, explosive, or toxic are lumped into a single category known as ________.

In Darcy's Law for flow velocity written as: V = (K/n)* (h/l), what does K stand for?

Suppose a well has become contaminated by harmful bacteria such as E.coli.How can this be removed from an aquifer by natural subsurface processes?

Name two factors that promote infiltration and addition of water to aquifers?

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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

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Exam 16: Groundwater

The ________ is the upper bounding surface of the zone of saturation.

How would you recognize areas of karst topography on a topographic map without knowing the local bedrock geology? Also, what features of karst topography on a topographic map might be misinterpreted as some other geologic feature?

In Jules Verne's classic tale "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", how did the explorers return to the surface?

In a uniformly porous and permeable material, groundwater tends to flow along curved paths ________.

What are the important factors according to Darcy's Law for determining the velocity of groundwater flow?

What term describes a groundwater system in which water in a well rises above the top of the aquifer without use of a pump?

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.

Most caves and caverns originate by dissolution of limestone, enlarging fractures and bedding planes.

What hydrogeologic condition describes a local zone of saturated soil or rock above the elevation of the regional water table?

Geysers periodically boil and erupt because ________.

A ________ is the icicle-like speleothem that grows down from the roof of a cavern.

What is the relationship between drawdown and the cone of depression associated with a pumping well?

What proportion of the world's water for agriculture (irrigation, greenhouses, golf courses)is supplied by groundwater aquifers?

In general, how do we know where the water table is located?

________ is a measure of the connectedness of pore spaces, which controls the ease (or difficulty)of groundwater transmission through a porous material.

Which reservoir of the hydrosphere would you describe as containing the largest fraction of Earth's liquid freshwater?

According to environmental regulations, groundwater pollutants that are flammable, corrosive, explosive, or toxic are lumped into a single category known as ________.

In Darcy's Law for flow velocity written as: V = (K/n)* (h/l), what does K stand for?

Suppose a well has become contaminated by harmful bacteria such as E.coli.How can this be removed from an aquifer by natural subsurface processes?

Name two factors that promote infiltration and addition of water to aquifers?

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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