Question 1

What type of topography is illustrated in the diagram below?

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Question 2

An artesian well is one in which ________.

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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 perchedE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

The term karst topography was first used in ________.

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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 SpringsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An artesian well is one in which ________.

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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 aquiferE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

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

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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 crustE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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aquifer depletion, l...

Question 11

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

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Question 12

The water table is ________.

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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 aboveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

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

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A)  25%
B)  40%
C)  50%
D)  87%E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

A water table is the ________.

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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 superpositionE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

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.

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A)  purification
B)  pesticides
C)  contamination
D)  farm wasteE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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

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Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

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A)  calcite
B)  quartz
C)  feldspars
D)  clay mineralsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

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

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the zone o...

Exam 16: Groundwater

A water table is the ________.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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An artesian well is one in which ________.

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The water table is ________.

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The term karst topography was first used in ________.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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An artesian well is one in which ________.

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

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What type of topography is illustrated in the diagram below?

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