Question 1

In coastal regions with excessive groundwater pumping, denser salt water from the ocean seeps inland to replace freshwater withdrawn from the zone of saturation. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Aquicludes are rock or sediment layers that readily provide water for human use. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Groundwater is an important source of freshwater for human use. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which two processes form most sinkholes? ​

Accepted Answer

A) solution and collapse 
B) carbonation and oxidation 
C) freeze-thaw and mass wasting 
D) acid mine drainage and evaporation 
E) hydration and hydrolysis 
A) solution and collapse 
B) carbonation and oxidation 
C) freeze-thaw and mass wasting 
D) acid mine drainage and evaporation 
E) hydration and hydrolysis

Question 5

Acid mine drainage can result from the oxidation of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) pyrite (FeS2) 
B) calcium carbonate (CaCO3) 
C) phosphorus (P) 
D) nitrogen (N) 
E) quartz (SiO2) 
A) pyrite (FeS2) 
B) calcium carbonate (CaCO3) 
C) phosphorus (P) 
D) nitrogen (N) 
E) quartz (SiO2)

Question 6

What makes a rock or sediment layer a good aquiclude? ​

Accepted Answer

A) having very low permeability 
B) occurring in the zone of aeration 
C) having a very high porosity 
D) occurring very deep underground 
E) being igneous rather than sedimentary 
A) having very low permeability 
B) occurring in the zone of aeration 
C) having a very high porosity 
D) occurring very deep underground 
E) being igneous rather than sedimentary

Question 7

Springs may occur where the water table intersects the ground's surface. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Stalactites and stalagmites often meet and continue growing to form pillar-like _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stalactites and stalagmites often meet and continue...

Question 9

In the zone of _______________, pore spaces in the soil and rocks contain air. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the zone of _______________, pore spaces...

Question 10

The water table _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) can always be found 10 feet below the surface 
B) fluctuates with the quantity of recent precipitation, loss by outflow to the surface, and the amount of removal by pumping 
C) occurs at varying depths from place to place, but does not change over time 
D) only exists in open spaces like caverns 
E) always occurs at elevations lower than stream or lake levels 
A) can always be found 10 feet below the surface 
B) fluctuates with the quantity of recent precipitation, loss by outflow to the surface, and the amount of removal by pumping 
C) occurs at varying depths from place to place, but does not change over time 
D) only exists in open spaces like caverns 
E) always occurs at elevations lower than stream or lake levels

Question 11

Describe the properties that make rock or sediment layers good aquifers and aquicludes. ​

Accepted Answer

Aquifers must be sufficiently porous and

Question 12

Earth materials through which water flows rapidly _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) have a high porosity 
B) have a low porosity 
C) have a high permeability 
D) have a low permeability 
E) have a high viscosity 
A) have a high porosity 
B) have a low porosity 
C) have a high permeability 
D) have a low permeability 
E) have a high viscosity

Question 13

The zone of aeration _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) lies directly beneath the zone of saturation 
B) lies directly beneath the water table 
C) is an aquiclude 
D) lies directly above the intermediate zone 
E) lies directly above the zone of porosity 
A) lies directly beneath the zone of saturation 
B) lies directly beneath the water table 
C) is an aquiclude 
D) lies directly above the intermediate zone 
E) lies directly above the zone of porosity

Question 14

The features that form when the land surfaces caves into large subsurface voids created by solution of bedrock some distance beneath the surface are called ______________. (two words)​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The features that form when the land...

Question 15

Describe in detail the path that a drop of water might take from striking Earth's surface as a raindrop to reappearing at the surface in a spring. ​

Accepted Answer

Rainwater that infiltrates the ground's

Question 16

The amount of space between the particles that make up sediments or rocks is called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The amount of space between the particles...

Question 17

Surface water soaks into the ground and moves into void spaces in soil and loose sediments by the process of _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Surface water soaks into the ground and...

Question 18

What factors are necessary in order for a karst landscape to form? ​

Accepted Answer

The most important factor is soluble bed

Question 19

Roughly circular surface depressions produced by concentrated solution of bedrock are called _______________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Roughly circular surface depressions produced by concentrated...

Question 20

Water heated by contact with hot rocks in the subsurface is referred to as _______________ water. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Water heated by contact with hot rocks...

In coastal regions with excessive groundwater pumping, denser salt water from the ocean seeps inland to replace freshwater withdrawn from the zone of saturation.

Aquicludes are rock or sediment layers that readily provide water for human use.

Groundwater is an important source of freshwater for human use.

Which two processes form most sinkholes?

Acid mine drainage can result from the oxidation of _____.

What makes a rock or sediment layer a good aquiclude?

Springs may occur where the water table intersects the ground's surface.

Stalactites and stalagmites often meet and continue growing to form pillar-like _______________.

In the zone of _______________, pore spaces in the soil and rocks contain air.

The water table _____.

Describe the properties that make rock or sediment layers good aquifers and aquicludes.

Earth materials through which water flows rapidly _____.

The zone of aeration _____.

The features that form when the land surfaces caves into large subsurface voids created by solution of bedrock some distance beneath the surface are called ______________. (two words)

Describe in detail the path that a drop of water might take from striking Earth's surface as a raindrop to reappearing at the surface in a spring.

The amount of space between the particles that make up sediments or rocks is called _______________.

Surface water soaks into the ground and moves into void spaces in soil and loose sediments by the process of _______________.

What factors are necessary in order for a karst landscape to form?

Roughly circular surface depressions produced by concentrated solution of bedrock are called _______________.

Water heated by contact with hot rocks in the subsurface is referred to as _______________ water.

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

Filters

Exam 16: Subsurface Water and Karst

In coastal regions with excessive groundwater pumping, denser salt water from the ocean seeps inland to replace freshwater withdrawn from the zone of saturation. ​

Aquicludes are rock or sediment layers that readily provide water for human use. ​

Groundwater is an important source of freshwater for human use. ​

Which two processes form most sinkholes? ​

Acid mine drainage can result from the oxidation of _____. ​

What makes a rock or sediment layer a good aquiclude? ​

Springs may occur where the water table intersects the ground's surface. ​

Stalactites and stalagmites often meet and continue growing to form pillar-like _______________. ​

In the zone of _______________, pore spaces in the soil and rocks contain air. ​

The water table _____. ​

Describe the properties that make rock or sediment layers good aquifers and aquicludes. ​

Earth materials through which water flows rapidly _____. ​

The zone of aeration _____. ​

The features that form when the land surfaces caves into large subsurface voids created by solution of bedrock some distance beneath the surface are called ______________. (two words)​

Describe in detail the path that a drop of water might take from striking Earth's surface as a raindrop to reappearing at the surface in a spring. ​

The amount of space between the particles that make up sediments or rocks is called _______________. ​

Surface water soaks into the ground and moves into void spaces in soil and loose sediments by the process of _______________. ​

What factors are necessary in order for a karst landscape to form? ​

Roughly circular surface depressions produced by concentrated solution of bedrock are called _______________. ​

Water heated by contact with hot rocks in the subsurface is referred to as _______________ water. ​

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

Filters

In coastal regions with excessive groundwater pumping, denser salt water from the ocean seeps inland to replace freshwater withdrawn from the zone of saturation.

Aquicludes are rock or sediment layers that readily provide water for human use.

Groundwater is an important source of freshwater for human use.

Which two processes form most sinkholes?

Acid mine drainage can result from the oxidation of _____.

What makes a rock or sediment layer a good aquiclude?

Springs may occur where the water table intersects the ground's surface.

Stalactites and stalagmites often meet and continue growing to form pillar-like _______________.

In the zone of _______________, pore spaces in the soil and rocks contain air.

The water table _____.

Describe the properties that make rock or sediment layers good aquifers and aquicludes.

Earth materials through which water flows rapidly _____.

The zone of aeration _____.

The features that form when the land surfaces caves into large subsurface voids created by solution of bedrock some distance beneath the surface are called ______________. (two words)

Describe in detail the path that a drop of water might take from striking Earth's surface as a raindrop to reappearing at the surface in a spring.

The amount of space between the particles that make up sediments or rocks is called _______________.

Surface water soaks into the ground and moves into void spaces in soil and loose sediments by the process of _______________.

What factors are necessary in order for a karst landscape to form?

Roughly circular surface depressions produced by concentrated solution of bedrock are called _______________.

Water heated by contact with hot rocks in the subsurface is referred to as _______________ water.