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WorksheetsGroundwater Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Number 1 Represents
Water table
Zone of Aeration
Zone of Saturation
Soil Moisture
Number 3 represents
Soil Moisture
Zone of Saturation
Water Table
Zone of Aeration
Name the material that is the most permeable:
Clay
Sandstone
Shale
Silt
Carbonic Acid forms when carbon dioxide . . .
dissolves in groundwater
dissolves in acid precipitation
dissolves in limestone
mixes with hydrogen ions
Soda Straws, chandeliers, flowstones and cave bacon are types of . . .
calcites
stalactites
stalagmites
dripstone columns
To produce good drinkable water, a well must be drilled or dug deep into a . . .
aquiclude
layer of bedrock
layer of impermeable material
confined aquifer
Based on the figure above, if the well in this area were overpumped, which is the most likely outcome?
pollution of the aquifer with chemicals
a sinkhole will occure in the mountains
intrusion of salt water into the well
intrusion of groundwater into the ocean
The process by which precipitation that has fallen on land trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater is known as . . .
porosity
percolation
infiltration
permeability
The downward movement of water from the land surface into soil or porous rock is . . .
porosity
percolation
infiltration
permability
A natural underground opening with a connection to Earth’s surface is . . .
the water table
a cave
a spring
a disppearing stream
The small openings in subsurface Earth materials are called pores, and the percentage of pore space in a material is called . . .
porosity
percolation
infiltration
permeability
The type of rock that is most easily dissolved by groundwater is . . .
slate
limestone
shale
granite
Slender dripstone deposits that hang like icicles from the ceiling of a cave are . . .
calcites
travertine
stalagmites
stalactites
Rounded mound-shaped dripstone, formed when water drips to the floor of a cave are . . .
Stalagmites
Stalactites
travertine
Calcite
All the water on and in the Earht's crust make up . . .
groundwater
surface water
the hydrosphere
the zone of saturation
Types of impermeable rock layers include:
dolomite, gypsum, and shale
clay, silt, and shale
clay, shale, and limestone
dolomite, gypsum and limestone
In order fo caves to form in limestone, there must be . . .
runoff from surface streams
groundwater percolating through the cracks in the limestone
no zone of saturation
sinkholes present
Number 3 represents
zone of saturation
water table
soil moisture
zone of aeration
Impermeable layer that is a barrier to groundwater; such as silt, clay, and shale.
Aquifer
Sandstone
Gravel
Aquiclude
Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it.
Porosity
Permeability
Porosity
Percolation
