Question 1

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressure can move underground water up. 
B)  Pressure can move underground water horizontally. 
C)  Pressure can move underground water down. 
D)  Pressure can move underground water in any direction. 
A)  Pressure can move underground water up. 
B)  Pressure can move underground water horizontally. 
C)  Pressure can move underground water down. 
D)  Pressure can move underground water in any direction.

Question 2

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. There is a downward limit to which water can descend because porosity and permeability decrease downward in Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. 
B)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. 
C)  The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect. 
D)  The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct. 
E)  Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect. 
A)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. 
B)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. 
C)  The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect. 
D)  The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct. 
E)  Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Question 3

What causes warm springs?

Accepted Answer

A)  extreme kinetic energy and pressure from emerging water 
B)  deep circulation of water 
C)  proximity to tectonic action 
D)  proximity to magma 
A)  extreme kinetic energy and pressure from emerging water 
B)  deep circulation of water 
C)  proximity to tectonic action 
D)  proximity to magma

Question 4

Which of the following states has the most limestone and gypsum karst topography?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Mexico 
B)  Rhode Island 
C)  Washington 
D)  Idaho 
A)  New Mexico 
B)  Rhode Island 
C)  Washington 
D)  Idaho

Question 5

Which is not an effect of underground water?

Accepted Answer

A)  mass movement 
B)  sinkholes 
C)  caverns in limestone 
D)  underground pockets that gather petroleum 
A)  mass movement 
B)  sinkholes 
C)  caverns in limestone 
D)  underground pockets that gather petroleum

Question 6

Choose the option that puts the rock and sediment types in order from most porous to least porous.

Accepted Answer

A)  shale, sand and gravel, silt and clay 
B)  silt and clay, metamorphic rocks, volcanic rocks 
C)  sand and gravel, limestone, shale 
D)  plutonic rocks, limestone, sand and gravel 
A)  shale, sand and gravel, silt and clay 
B)  silt and clay, metamorphic rocks, volcanic rocks 
C)  sand and gravel, limestone, shale 
D)  plutonic rocks, limestone, sand and gravel

Question 7

Which type of ground water would have the least amount of dissolved minerals?

Accepted Answer

A)  hot water 
B)  water from deep in the Earth 
C)  water that had flowed quickly through the aquifer 
D)  water that had been underground for a long period of time 
A)  hot water 
B)  water from deep in the Earth 
C)  water that had flowed quickly through the aquifer 
D)  water that had been underground for a long period of time

Question 8

Figure 17.9  
-According to Figure 17.9, which of the following materials would you expect to be the best confining bed?

Accepted Answer

A)  granite 
B)  gravel 
C)  fractured basalt 
D)  sand 
A)  granite 
B)  gravel 
C)  fractured basalt 
D)  sand

Question 9

"Carbon dioxide plays a vital role in dissolving and precipitation of rocks in the formation of karst topography." Evaluate this statement.

Accepted Answer

A)  It is false. The statement should read sulfur dioxide, not carbon dioxide. 
B)  It is partially true. Carbon dioxide does form acid to aid in dissolving limestone but has nothing to do with precipitation of rocks. 
C)  It is false. Carbon dioxide does dissolve in water to form acid, but only at the surface where water is exposed to air. 
D)  It is true. Carbon dioxide plays a vital role in these processes. 
A)  It is false. The statement should read sulfur dioxide, not carbon dioxide. 
B)  It is partially true. Carbon dioxide does form acid to aid in dissolving limestone but has nothing to do with precipitation of rocks. 
C)  It is false. Carbon dioxide does dissolve in water to form acid, but only at the surface where water is exposed to air. 
D)  It is true. Carbon dioxide plays a vital role in these processes.

Question 10

Figure 17.29  
-Which of the following states has the most ground water that contains toxic concentrations of arsenic?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina 
B)  Florida 
C)  Montana 
D)  Texas 
A)  South Carolina 
B)  Florida 
C)  Montana 
D)  Texas

Question 11

Which is the primary factor that causes ground water to flow more slowly than surface water?

Accepted Answer

A)  friction 
B)  temperature 
C)  pressure 
D)  small pore sizes 
A)  friction 
B)  temperature 
C)  pressure 
D)  small pore sizes

Question 12

What kind of path does water follow underground, and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  straight, due to rock layering 
B)  angled, due to gravity and pressure 
C)  curved, due to the shape of Earth 
D)  curved, due to gravity and pressure 
A)  straight, due to rock layering 
B)  angled, due to gravity and pressure 
C)  curved, due to the shape of Earth 
D)  curved, due to gravity and pressure

Question 13

What ion was used as a tracer in the Cape Cod experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  chloride 
B)  bromide 
C)  dioxide 
D)  sulfide 
A)  chloride 
B)  bromide 
C)  dioxide 
D)  sulfide

Question 14

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. Ground water acquires the temperature of the warmest rock that it passes through and then cools only slightly as it travels toward discharge at the surface because heat conducts from rock into water more readily than heat conducts from water into rock.

Accepted Answer

A)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. 
B)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. 
C)  The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect. 
D)  The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct. 
E)  Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect. 
A)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. 
B)  The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. 
C)  The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect. 
D)  The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct. 
E)  Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

Question 15

Figure 17.9  
-According to Figure 17.9, which of the following aquifers would you not expect to find in the state of Nevada?

Accepted Answer

A)  limestone aquifers 
B)  sandstone aquifers 
C)  sand and gravel aquifers 
D)  igneous/metamorphic rock aquifers 
A)  limestone aquifers 
B)  sandstone aquifers 
C)  sand and gravel aquifers 
D)  igneous/metamorphic rock aquifers

Question 16

The direction of ground-water flow between any two locations in an aquifer is determined by comparing the total ________ of the water at each location.

Accepted Answer

A)  elevation 
B)  pressure 
C)  energy 
D)  volume 
A)  elevation 
B)  pressure 
C)  energy 
D)  volume

Question 17

Which option is not a piece of knowledge scientists have gained by inference from the Cape Cod experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pollution travels very slowly from its source. 
B)  Pollution expands in a wide area from its source. 
C)  Pollution is diluted as it moves away from the source. 
D)  Pollution cannot be cleaned up once it gets into the ground water. 
A)  Pollution travels very slowly from its source. 
B)  Pollution expands in a wide area from its source. 
C)  Pollution is diluted as it moves away from the source. 
D)  Pollution cannot be cleaned up once it gets into the ground water.

Question 18

How is karst topography defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  rock features formed by sedimentation and precipitation from streams and ground water 
B)  rock features and drainage patterns formed by glacier action and deposition 
C)  rock features and drainage patterns formed by dissolution of rock 
D)  rock features and drainage patterns formed by flowing lava 
A)  rock features formed by sedimentation and precipitation from streams and ground water 
B)  rock features and drainage patterns formed by glacier action and deposition 
C)  rock features and drainage patterns formed by dissolution of rock 
D)  rock features and drainage patterns formed by flowing lava

Question 19

Which assumption did the Cape Cod water flow velocity experiment rely upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Water flows toward the discharge site. 
B)  Water flows to areas of decreased elevation. 
C)  Water flows to areas of decreased pressure. 
D)  Water flows to rock with more open pores. 
A)  Water flows toward the discharge site. 
B)  Water flows to areas of decreased elevation. 
C)  Water flows to areas of decreased pressure. 
D)  Water flows to rock with more open pores.

Question 20

Figure 17.9  
-According to Figure 17.9, which of the following materials would you expect to have the most sufficient porosity and permeability and be able to provide water in useful quantities?

Accepted Answer

A)  granite 
B)  sandstone 
C)  limestone 
D)  sand 
A)  granite 
B)  sandstone 
C)  limestone 
D)  sand

Which of the following statements is false?

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. There is a downward limit to which water can descend because porosity and permeability decrease downward in Earth.

What causes warm springs?

Which of the following states has the most limestone and gypsum karst topography?

Which is not an effect of underground water?

Choose the option that puts the rock and sediment types in order from most porous to least porous.

Which type of ground water would have the least amount of dissolved minerals?

Figure 17.9 -According to Figure 17.9, which of the following materials would you expect to be the best confining bed?

"Carbon dioxide plays a vital role in dissolving and precipitation of rocks in the formation of karst topography." Evaluate this statement.

Figure 17.29 -Which of the following states has the most ground water that contains toxic concentrations of arsenic?

Which is the primary factor that causes ground water to flow more slowly than surface water?

What kind of path does water follow underground, and why?

What ion was used as a tracer in the Cape Cod experiment?

Figure 17.9 -According to Figure 17.9, which of the following aquifers would you not expect to find in the state of Nevada?

The direction of ground-water flow between any two locations in an aquifer is determined by comparing the total ________ of the water at each location.

Which option is not a piece of knowledge scientists have gained by inference from the Cape Cod experiment?

How is karst topography defined?

Which assumption did the Cape Cod water flow velocity experiment rely upon?

Figure 17.9 -According to Figure 17.9, which of the following materials would you expect to have the most sufficient porosity and permeability and be able to provide water in useful quantities?

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Exam 17: Water Flowing Underground

Which of the following statements is false?

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. There is a downward limit to which water can descend because porosity and permeability decrease downward in Earth.

What causes warm springs?

Which of the following states has the most limestone and gypsum karst topography?

Which is not an effect of underground water?

Choose the option that puts the rock and sediment types in order from most porous to least porous.

Which type of ground water would have the least amount of dissolved minerals?

Figure 17.9 -According to Figure 17.9, which of the following materials would you expect to be the best confining bed?

"Carbon dioxide plays a vital role in dissolving and precipitation of rocks in the formation of karst topography." Evaluate this statement.

Figure 17.29 -Which of the following states has the most ground water that contains toxic concentrations of arsenic?

Which is the primary factor that causes ground water to flow more slowly than surface water?

What kind of path does water follow underground, and why?

What ion was used as a tracer in the Cape Cod experiment?

Figure 17.9 -According to Figure 17.9, which of the following aquifers would you not expect to find in the state of Nevada?

The direction of ground-water flow between any two locations in an aquifer is determined by comparing the total ________ of the water at each location.

Which option is not a piece of knowledge scientists have gained by inference from the Cape Cod experiment?

How is karst topography defined?

Which assumption did the Cape Cod water flow velocity experiment rely upon?

Figure 17.9 -According to Figure 17.9, which of the following materials would you expect to have the most sufficient porosity and permeability and be able to provide water in useful quantities?

Why Study Earth

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Rocks and Rock-Forming Processes

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Formation of Metamorphic Rocks

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Making Earth

Motion Inside Earth

Deformation of Rocks

Global Tectonics: Plates and Plumes

Tectonics and Surface Relief

Soil Formation and Landscape Stability

Mass Movements: Landscapes in Motion

Streams: Flowing Water Shapes the Landscape

Glaciers: Cold-Climate Sculptors of Continents

Shorelines: Changing Landscapes Where Land Meets Sea

Wind: a Global Geologic Process

Global Warming: Real Time Change in the Earth System

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