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The layer of an aquifer in which the pore
space is completely filled with water is
called the zone of
a.aeration
b.saturation
c.recharge
d.porosity
A natural flow of groundwater to
Earth’s surface is called a(n)
a.well
b.caprock
c.spring
d.cone of depression
Open spaces in rock must be
connected in order for the rock to be
a.packed
b.porous
c.fractured
d.permeable
Carbonic acid breaks down minerals
in rock in a process called
a.sorting
b.capillary action
c.saturation
d.chemical weathering
The amount of uniformity in the size
of a rock or sediment particles is
called
a.packing
b.sorting
c.permeability
d.cracking
Which of the following does NOT affect
the depth of the water table below the
ground?
a.surface topography
b.permeability of the aquifer
c.pollution
d.rainfall
The area where water from the
surface can move through permeable
rock to reach an aquifer is called a
a.recharge zone
b.water table
c.well
d.gradient
Which of the following does NOT
affect the flow of groundwater through
an aquifer?
a.porosity
b.gradient
c.chemical weathering
d.permeability
What quality distinguishes an ordinary
well from an artesian well?
a.water flows freely from an ordinary well.
b. water is pressurized in an ordinary well.
c. Water must be pumped from an ordinary
well.
d. Water comes from rainfall in an ordinary
well.
Which of the following sediments has the
highest porosity?
a.poorly sorted sediment
b. tightly packed sediment
c. coarse-grained sediment
d. fine-grained sediment
Which of the following statements best
describes the relationship between
porosity and permeability?
a.porosity and permeability are not related
b. porosity describes how water flows through
permeable rock
c. permeability is the ease with which water
passes through porous rock
d. porous rock is always permeable.
a body of rock that stores groundwater
and allows it to flow
a.Aquifer
b.Artesian formation
c. Sinkhole
d. Cone of depression
the ability of rock to let fluids pass through
its pores
a.Porosity
b.Permeability
c. Hard water
d. Soft water
water rich in dissolved minerals
a. Porosity
b. Permeability
c. Hard water
d. Soft water
a circular depression that forms on the
surface when rock dissolves or a
cavern or mine collapses
a. Aquifer
b. Artesian formation
c. Sinkhole
d. Cone of depression
a sloping layer of permeable rock
sandwiched between 2 layers of
impermeable rock
a. aquifer
b. artesian formation
c. sinkhole
d. cavern