Groundwater and Karst Topography Quiz

What is the name of the area of groundwater where the open space is filled with water?

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

The name of the area that is the upper level of the zone of saturation:

• Zone of Saturation
• Zone of Aeration
• Water Table

The amount of space between soil is:

• Porosity
• Permeability

The ability of a liquid to flow through a substance is:

• Porosity
• Permeability

A material with a high porosity has:

• Little space
• A lot of space

A substance has a low permeability when:

• Water can flow through easily
• Water CAN'T Flow through easily

What is a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground called?

• Well
• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Spring

What are sources of water pollution?

• Precipitation as Acid rain
• Runoff water & Groundwater
• Industry & Household waste
• All of these

Which well(s) end(s) in a saturated zone?

• 1 and 2
• 1 only
• 4 and 5
• 1,3 and 5

The materials that make up Aquifers A and B are

• permeable
• impermeable