Exam 13: Water Resources

________ water use does not divert or remove water from its source.

The water management philosophy put forth by ________ focuses on natural variability in water resources.

The boundary between drainage basins is called the

Wetlands contribute to poor water quality and harm flood control.

Water pressure is generally greater in a confined aquifer than in an unconfined aquifer.

The drainage density on clay soils is likely to have what relationship to the drainage density on gravel soils?

A(n) ________ aquifer is largely isolated from the Earth's surface above it.

Concerns over water resources focus on the lack of abundance of water on Earth.

Which of the following would likely serve as an aquitard?

Pumping of groundwater from a well creates a(n) ________ in the aquifer.

A(n) ________ stream gains water from an aquifer.

________ is related to the amount of water necessary to produce a product.

The ability of an Earth material to transmit water is called its ________.

Why is karst topography a concern for groundwater quality?

Water use in the United States increased exponentially from 1960 to 1995.

Groundwater mining is accomplished by

The water table separates confined and unconfined aquifers.

Why is sediment yield an important consideration in a discussion of water supplies?

Groundwater mining in the Ogallala aquifer is a function of the very small amount of water contained in the aquifer.

The rate of groundwater flow is proportional to the