Aquifers and Groundwater Characteristics

Aquifers and Groundwater Characteristics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Other

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explores different types of geological formations that store groundwater, focusing on aquifers, aquitards, aquicludes, and aquifuges. It explains the characteristics of unconfined and confined aquifers, including their permeability and porosity, and introduces special types like purged aquifers. The video also compares these formations in terms of water storage and permeability, providing examples such as sand, gravel, and clay layers.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary characteristic of an aquifer that allows it to yield groundwater?

High porosity

Low permeability

High permeability

Low porosity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of aquifer has a free water surface and is recharged by precipitation?

Unconfined aquifer

Confined aquifer

Aquifuge

Perched aquifer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a confined aquifer, the water is under pressure greater than what?

Surface pressure

Aquifer pressure

Atmospheric pressure

Hydrostatic pressure

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a perched aquifer?

An aquifer above an impermeable layer

An aquifer between two permeable layers

An aquifer with high pressure

An aquifer with no recharge

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which formation allows water to pass through but not in sufficient quantities?

Aquiclude

Aquitard

Aquifer

Aquifuge

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main characteristic of an aquiclude?

High porosity but impermeable

Neither porous nor permeable

High permeability

Low porosity and permeable

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which geological formation is neither porous nor permeable?

Aquifer

Aquifuge

Aquitard

Aquiclude

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