Spring Final Exam Aquatic Science 2023

What is an confined aquifer?

• a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally.

• solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.

• an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water with layers of impermeable material are both above and below.

• water that collects on the surface of the ground.

What is a lake?

• a small, narrow river.

• a large body of water surrounded by land.

• a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

• a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking.

River

• a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking.

• a small, narrow brook.

• a large body of water surrounded by land.

• a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

Aquifers and Springs are examples of

• groundwater

• surface water

• water table

An underground layer of permeable rock or sand that collects, holds, and conducts water is a(n)...

• Lake

• Pond

• Aquifer

• River

Groundwater can flow like a river through large openings in underground ______ and marble.

• Limestone

• Diamonds

• Coal

• Concrete

Which of the following is NOT a Texas Aquifer Type?

• Unconfined Aquifer

• Confined (Artesian) Aquifer

• Karst Aquifer

• Glacier Aquifer

What is the best definition of aquifer?

• empty space

• a space below the water table

• a measure of how well a material absorbs water

• an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

This type of rock is formed from the deposition, or collection, of fragments such as clay, sand, or gravel.

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Watershed