Question 1

Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a confined aquifer?

Accepted Answer

A) Perched water table 
B) Lake 
C) Artesian well 
D) Unsaturated zone 
A) Perched water table 
B) Lake 
C) Artesian well 
D) Unsaturated zone

Question 2

Which of the following units cannot be used to measure the volume of water?

Accepted Answer

A) Gallon 
B) Cubic meter 
C) Acre 
D) Liter 
A) Gallon 
B) Cubic meter 
C) Acre 
D) Liter

Question 3

Which of these numbered features contains the least amount of Earth's water?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 Ocean 
B) 2 Atmosphere 
C) 3 Glaciers and ice sheet 
D) 4 Groundwater 
E) 5 Lakes 
A) 1 Ocean 
B) 2 Atmosphere 
C) 3 Glaciers and ice sheet 
D) 4 Groundwater 
E) 5 Lakes

Question 4

Which of the sites on this cross section would be the most likely place for a spring?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 5

Which of the following aquifers require a low permeability zone above it or below it?

Accepted Answer

A) Artesian aquifer 
B) Perched aquifer 
C) Confined aquifer 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Artesian aquifer 
B) Perched aquifer 
C) Confined aquifer 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure.Of these locations,which would likely have the fastest groundwater flow?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5

Question 7

Which of the following is/are a setting(s)where surface water becomes groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) A spring 
B) A river that is higher than the water table 
C) Where an impermeable unit lies at the surface 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) A spring 
B) A river that is higher than the water table 
C) Where an impermeable unit lies at the surface 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 8

In which part of the area in the Investigation would you most likely find uncontaminated groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) North 
B) East 
C) South 
D) West 
A) North 
B) East 
C) South 
D) West

Question 9

Which one of the following aquifers would be best for purifying groundwater that is contaminated with harmful sewage bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A) Highly fractured granite 
B) Coarse gravel with few small grains 
C) Sand 
D) Cavernous limestone 
A) Highly fractured granite 
B) Coarse gravel with few small grains 
C) Sand 
D) Cavernous limestone

Question 10

Where on this cross section would groundwater most likely flow out to the surface?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,2,and 3 
B) 1 and 3 
C) 2 and 4 
D) 2 only 
E) 4 only 
A) 1,2,and 3 
B) 1 and 3 
C) 2 and 4 
D) 2 only 
E) 4 only

Question 11

How did this cone of depression in the groundwater form?

Accepted Answer

A) An artesian spring flowed upward on all sides. 
B) The earth's rotation causes groundwater to twirl in a counterclockwise direction. 
C) Groundwater is pumped from the well faster than it can flow to replenish what is lost. 
D) Clay horizons cause perched water to flow away from a central point. 
A) An artesian spring flowed upward on all sides. 
B) The earth's rotation causes groundwater to twirl in a counterclockwise direction. 
C) Groundwater is pumped from the well faster than it can flow to replenish what is lost. 
D) Clay horizons cause perched water to flow away from a central point.

Question 12

Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure.Of these locations,which one has the water table most clearly above the surface?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5

Question 13

Which of the following is true about how contamination moves in groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) Contamination moves up the slope of groundwater. 
B) Contamination moves opposite to the direction of groundwater flow. 
C) Contamination introduced into the ground does not move. 
D) Contamination spreads out as it moves,forming a widening plume. 
A) Contamination moves up the slope of groundwater. 
B) Contamination moves opposite to the direction of groundwater flow. 
C) Contamination introduced into the ground does not move. 
D) Contamination spreads out as it moves,forming a widening plume.

Question 14

Which of the following is a correctly described statement about part of the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Raindrops form through the process of evaporation. 
B) Precipitation refers to minerals coating sand grains with natural cement. 
C) Most groundwater forms when water on the surface infiltrates into the ground. 
D) Movement of water is restricted to rainfall and rivers. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Raindrops form through the process of evaporation. 
B) Precipitation refers to minerals coating sand grains with natural cement. 
C) Most groundwater forms when water on the surface infiltrates into the ground. 
D) Movement of water is restricted to rainfall and rivers. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 15

The main direction in which groundwater flowed in the Investigation area was to the

Accepted Answer

A) north. 
B) east. 
C) south. 
D) west. 
A) north. 
B) east. 
C) south. 
D) west.

Question 16

This cross section shows the location of a septic tank with harmful bacteria and 5 wells.Which well is least likely to become contaminated?

Accepted Answer

A) Well A 
B) Well B 
C) Well C 
D) Well D 
E) Well E 
A) Well A 
B) Well B 
C) Well C 
D) Well D 
E) Well E

Question 17

The short residence time of water in the atmosphere allows a water molecule to have a stronger ability to do which of the following,compared to a situation if the residence time in the atmosphere were larger?

Accepted Answer

A) acquire potential energy and convert it to kinetic energy 
B) participate in the hydrologic cycle 
C) erode the surface 
D) store and release latent heat 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) acquire potential energy and convert it to kinetic energy 
B) participate in the hydrologic cycle 
C) erode the surface 
D) store and release latent heat 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 18

Which of the following is a common setting for a spring?

Accepted Answer

A) The water table intersects the surface 
B) A permeable rock overlies a less permeable one 
C) Sedimentary rocks overlie crystalline rocks along an unconformity 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) The water table intersects the surface 
B) A permeable rock overlies a less permeable one 
C) Sedimentary rocks overlie crystalline rocks along an unconformity 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 19

Which of the following is most similar in volume to an acre-foot of water?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000 Gallons 
B) An acre covered to a depth of 3 feet (1 meter) 
C) Most of a football field covered to a depth of 1 foot 
D) A square mile of land covered to a depth of 3 feet (1 meter) 
E) 20 Million gallons 
A) 1,000 Gallons 
B) An acre covered to a depth of 3 feet (1 meter) 
C) Most of a football field covered to a depth of 1 foot 
D) A square mile of land covered to a depth of 3 feet (1 meter) 
E) 20 Million gallons

Question 20

Which of the following can be caused by overpumping of groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) Land subsidence 
B) A change in the flow direction 
C) The destruction of an aquifer 
D) All of these can be caused by overpumping. 
A) Land subsidence 
B) A change in the flow direction 
C) The destruction of an aquifer 
D) All of these can be caused by overpumping.

Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a confined aquifer?

Which of the following units cannot be used to measure the volume of water?

Which of these numbered features contains the least amount of Earth's water?

Which of the sites on this cross section would be the most likely place for a spring?

Which of the following aquifers require a low permeability zone above it or below it?

Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure.Of these locations,which would likely have the fastest groundwater flow?

Which of the following is/are a setting(s)where surface water becomes groundwater?

In which part of the area in the Investigation would you most likely find uncontaminated groundwater?

Which one of the following aquifers would be best for purifying groundwater that is contaminated with harmful sewage bacteria?

Where on this cross section would groundwater most likely flow out to the surface?

How did this cone of depression in the groundwater form?

Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure.Of these locations,which one has the water table most clearly above the surface?

Which of the following is true about how contamination moves in groundwater?

Which of the following is a correctly described statement about part of the hydrologic cycle?

The main direction in which groundwater flowed in the Investigation area was to the

This cross section shows the location of a septic tank with harmful bacteria and 5 wells.Which well is least likely to become contaminated?

The short residence time of water in the atmosphere allows a water molecule to have a stronger ability to do which of the following,compared to a situation if the residence time in the atmosphere were larger?

Which of the following is a common setting for a spring?

Which of the following is most similar in volume to an acre-foot of water?

Which of the following can be caused by overpumping of groundwater?

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Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a confined aquifer?

Which of the following units cannot be used to measure the volume of water?

Which of these numbered features contains the least amount of Earth's water?

Which of the sites on this cross section would be the most likely place for a spring?

Which of the following aquifers require a low permeability zone above it or below it?

Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure.Of these locations,which would likely have the fastest groundwater flow?

Which of the following is/are a setting(s)where surface water becomes groundwater?

In which part of the area in the Investigation would you most likely find uncontaminated groundwater?

Which one of the following aquifers would be best for purifying groundwater that is contaminated with harmful sewage bacteria?

Where on this cross section would groundwater most likely flow out to the surface?

How did this cone of depression in the groundwater form?

Each number on this figure refers to a location depicting groundwater in a subsurface material that is consistent in character across the entire figure.Of these locations,which one has the water table most clearly above the surface?

Which of the following is true about how contamination moves in groundwater?

Which of the following is a correctly described statement about part of the hydrologic cycle?

The main direction in which groundwater flowed in the Investigation area was to the

This cross section shows the location of a septic tank with harmful bacteria and 5 wells.Which well is least likely to become contaminated?

The short residence time of water in the atmosphere allows a water molecule to have a stronger ability to do which of the following,compared to a situation if the residence time in the atmosphere were larger?

Which of the following is a common setting for a spring?

Which of the following is most similar in volume to an acre-foot of water?

Which of the following can be caused by overpumping of groundwater?

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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