Karst Topography Review

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 void space in a rock is:

• Porosity

• Permeability

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

• Porosity
• Permeability

A material with a high porosity has:

• Little void space

• A lot of void space

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

What type of rock is common in the cavernous region and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Basalt

• Limestone

A depression or hole formed when the roof of a cave collapses

• Cavern
• Cave
• Sinkhole
• Bedrock

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

Limestone is an impermeable rock.

• True

• False