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Question #1
Groundwater flows just like __________?
A.
Surface water but at a slower speed
B.
Flood water but at the same speed
C.
Surface water and at the same speed
D.
Glaciers but at a slower speed
E.
None of the above
Question #2
What percent of drinking water in the US comes from groundwater?
A.
60%
B.
90%
C.
85%
D.
80%
E.
50%
F.
70%
Question #3
The total void space in a rock is known as ____________.
A.
permeability
B.
dissolution
C.
porosity
D.
hydrolysis
E.
oxidation
Question #4
Which sedimentary rock has the lowest porosity?
A.
Sandstone
B.
Shale
C.
Breccia
D.
Conglomerate
E.
Limestone
Question #5
Permeability is?
A.
The total void space in a rock
B.
The same as the oxidation of a rock
C.
The interconnectedness of all the pore spaces
D.
The total pore space in a rock
E.
All of the above
Question #6
An aquifer is a?
A.
Bed of rock with low permeability and high porosity
B.
Bed of rock with high permeability and low porosity
C.
Bed of rock with low permeability and low porosity
D.
Bed of rock with high permeability and high porosity
Question #7
Which rock is an aquiclude?
A.
Shale
B.
Granite
C.
Gneiss
D.
All of the above
Question #8
The groundwater table begins?
A.
Several inches below the saturation zone
B.
At the top of the unsaturated zone.
C.
Several feet below the saturation zone
D.
At the boundary between the unsaturated and saturated zone.
E.
None of the above
Question #9
On slide 8 of the lecture, the aquiclude(s) would be?
A.
Sinkerton Limestone
B.
Upper Sandstone
C.
Lower Sandstone
D.
Middle Shale
E.
All of the above
Question #10
The Granite would be an?
A.
Either an aquiclude or aquifer
B.
Aquiclude
C.
Aquifer
Question #11
The Basal Conglomerate would be an?
A.
Aquifer
B.
Either an aquiclude or aquifer
C.
Aquiclude
Question #12
In an effluent stream the water ______________.
A.
Flows back to the surface
B.
Is confined in the ground
C.
Flows back into the ground
D.
Is confined at the surface
Question #13
In an influent stream the water ______________.
A.
Is confined in the ground
B.
Flows back into the ground
C.
Flows back to the surface
D.
Is confined at the surface
Question #14
If water is pumped out of the ground faster than it is replaced you will form?
A.
An influent stream
B.
A cone of depression
C.
An aquiclude
D.
An effluent stream
E.
A confined aquifer
Question #15
To stop saltwater from intruding into groundwater reserves, coastal counties in California use _________________.
A.
Barrier wells to pump freshwater into the ground to block the flow of saltwater from the ocean
B.
Groundwater dams to wall of the ocean’s flow
C.
Oil pumps to block the saltwater because oil and water cannot mix
D.
Nothing at all because you cannot stop the ocean’s flow
Question #16
Bottle water in the United States causes what problems?
A.
Generates tons of unnecessary trash
B.
Larger carbon footprint
C.
Poor dental health
D.
All of the above
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