Aquatics: 1_Hydrology and Aquatic Environments

Which resource would you consult to learn about how wildfires impact a watershed?

• Wetlands of Alberta, VIDEO

• How and Why Lakes Stratify and Turn Over

• How Wildfires Impact a Watershed

• Where Beavers Go, Surprises follow

If you wanted to study the process of lake stratification and turnover, which source would be most relevant?

• Alberta WaterPortal Society, 2016

• IISD Experimental Lakes Area, 2018

• Nature Alberta, 2021

• Inside Education, 2022

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Which national-scale hydrogeological region covers the majority of Alberta?

• Cordillera Region

• Plains Region

• Precambrian Shield Region

• Canadian Shield and Athabasca Basin

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Explain how the knowledge of hydrogeological regions in Alberta can guide localized studies of aquifers or aquifer systems.

• By providing context for water management and policy development based on unique regional characteristics.

• By increasing the number of aquifers.

• By reducing the need for water studies.

• By standardizing all aquifers across the province.

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Which region in Alberta is characterized by very thick sediments and contains aquifers within the till that are sometimes widespread and interconnected?

• Western Plains and Benchlands (Region 2)

• Province-Wide Buried Valleys (Region 5)

• McMurray Lowlands (Region 7)

• Central Plains (Region 3)

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How does the permeability of aquifer systems in the Northeastern Lowlands region (Region 9) become enhanced?

• By the presence of volcanic activity

• By fractures and voids created where groundwater has altered and dissolved the bedrock

• By the accumulation of organic material

• By the deposition of loose sand

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What type of rocks dominate the blue areas mentioned in the text?

• Paleozoic carbonates and evaporites

• Igneous and metamorphic rocks

• Loose sandstones

• Organic-rich shales

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In the Canadian Shield and Athabasca Basin region (Region 10), how does groundwater typically move?

• Through the porous sandstones only

• Through fractures and faults

• By capillary action in clay layers

• By flowing over the surface

Why do lakes in Canada experience both thermal stratification and lake turnover as the seasons change from spring to summer?

• Because solar radiation heats the surface water faster than deeper water, causing layers to form, and turnover helps mix the layers.

• Because the lakes are shallow and freeze quickly.

• Because rainfall increases the water level.

• Because aquatic organisms migrate to the surface.

What is the primary reason lakes become stratified during the summer?

• The movement of fish

• The heat of the sun and the movement of the wind

• The presence of aquatic plants

• The inflow of river water