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Groundwater Review

Authored by Kevin Carlton

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

zone of saturation

zone of aeration

zone of soil moisture

zone of twilight

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The top of an aquifer is known as:

the water table.

an artesian well.

the hydraulic gradient.

a geyser.

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following are wells used for? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY!

Wells are used to determine the height of the water table.

Wells are used to obtain water for crop irrigation.

Wells are used to obtain water for human consumption.

Wells are used to create barriers between aquifers, called aquatards.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does the quantity of groundwater that can be stored depend upon?

It depends upon the porosity of the underground rock.

It depends upon the pH of the groundwater.

It depends upon the underground depth of the storage system.

It depends upon the temperature of the underground rock.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A place where the water table intersects the ground surface and where a natural flow of groundwater results is called:

a spring.

a geyser.

an aquatard.

a fissure.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the most common method for removing groundwater?

a well bored into the zone of saturation

accessing the water table by use of low-grade explosives

building a water tower

damming up a river

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is a hydrological problem currently facing the High Plains of the United States?

over-pumping of the Ogallala aquifer

compaction of the San Joaquin valley

mass amounts of human contamination seeping into the aquifer

flooding of Lake Mead

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