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Groundwater Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Number 1 Represents

a)

Water table

b)

Zone of Aeration

c)

Zone of Saturation

d)

Soil Moisture

2.

Number 3 represents

a)

Soil Moisture

b)

Zone of Saturation

c)

Water Table

d)

Zone of Aeration

3.

Name the material that is the most permeable:

a)

Clay

b)

Sandstone

c)

Shale

d)

Silt

4.

Carbonic Acid forms when carbon dioxide . . .

a)

dissolves in groundwater

b)

dissolves in acid precipitation

c)

dissolves in limestone

d)

mixes with hydrogen ions

5.

Soda Straws, chandeliers, flowstones and cave bacon are types of . . .

a)

calcites

b)

stalactites

c)

stalagmites

d)

dripstone columns

6.

To produce good drinkable water, a well must be drilled or dug deep into a . . .

a)

aquiclude

b)

layer of bedrock

c)

layer of impermeable material

d)

confined aquifer

7.

Based on the figure above, if the well in this area were overpumped, which is the most likely outcome?

a)

pollution of the aquifer with chemicals

b)

a sinkhole will occure in the mountains

c)

intrusion of salt water into the well

d)

intrusion of groundwater into the ocean

8.

The process by which precipitation that has fallen on land trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater is known as . . .

a)

porosity

b)

percolation

c)

infiltration

d)

permeability

9.

The downward movement of water from the land surface into soil or porous rock is . . .

a)

porosity

b)

percolation

c)

infiltration

d)

permability

10.

A natural underground opening with a connection to Earth’s surface is . . .

a)

the water table

b)

a cave

c)

a spring

d)

a disppearing stream

11.

The small openings in subsurface Earth materials are called pores, and the percentage of pore space in a material is called . . .

a)

porosity

b)

percolation

c)

infiltration

d)

permeability

12.

The type of rock that is most easily dissolved by groundwater is . . .

a)

slate

b)

limestone

c)

shale

d)

granite

13.

Slender dripstone deposits that hang like icicles from the ceiling of a cave are . . .

a)

calcites

b)

travertine

c)

stalagmites

d)

stalactites

14.

Rounded mound-shaped dripstone, formed when water drips to the floor of a cave are . . .

a)

Stalagmites

b)

Stalactites

c)

travertine

d)

Calcite

15.

All the water on and in the Earht's crust make up . . .

a)

groundwater

b)

surface water

c)

the hydrosphere

d)

the zone of saturation

16.

Types of impermeable rock layers include:

a)

dolomite, gypsum, and shale

b)

clay, silt, and shale

c)

clay, shale, and limestone

d)

dolomite, gypsum and limestone

17.

In order fo caves to form in limestone, there must be . . .

a)

runoff from surface streams

b)

groundwater percolating through the cracks in the limestone

c)

no zone of saturation

d)

sinkholes present

18.

Number 3 represents

a)

zone of saturation

b)

water table

c)

soil moisture

d)

zone of aeration

19.

Impermeable layer that is a barrier to groundwater; such as silt, clay, and shale.

a)

Aquifer

b)

Sandstone

c)

Gravel

d)

Aquiclude

20.

Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it.

a)

Porosity

b)

Permeability

c)

Porosity

d)

Percolation