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Earth Science 5.4

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an Aquifer?

a)

Slang for A Aquifina bottle

b)

Awkwafina's name

c)

A body of porous rock or sediment saturated with water.

d)

A underground lake

2.

What is an aquiclude?

a)

Any geological formation that confines an adjacent aquifer

b)

A dam?

c)

Anything that stops water

d)

A Hot dog stand

3.

What characteristics make good aquifers?

a)

Porosity

b)

To be Hard

c)

Permeability

d)

to be poorly sorted

4.

What sediments make good aquifers

a)

Granite

b)

Sand

c)

Gravel

d)

Slate

5.

What sediments make good aquicludes

a)

Clay

b)

Granite

c)

Pumice

d)

Sandstone

6.

A Zone of Saturation is the soil or rock located below the top of the groundwater table and it's pores are filled with (a)  

7.

A Zone of Aeration: The area of an unconfined aquifer above the water table where the soil pores are filled with (a)  

8.

What is a water table?

a)

The top of the zone of saturation

b)

A toy played withg by children

c)

A new furniture brand

d)

The newest rap band

9.

Where is the water table located?

a)

My Back deck

b)

Between the zone of Aeration and bottom of zone of saturation

c)

The nearest Art Van Furniture

d)

The Lugnuts stadium

10.

What way does water flow?

a)

Uphill

b)

Downhill

c)

Low to High

d)

High to Low

11.

Which has better porosity? Well sorted sediment or poorly sorted?

a)

Poorly sorted sediment

b)

Well sorted Sediment

12.

How do porosity and permeability get affected by sediment size?

a)

Size up Permeability up

b)

Size down Porosity up

c)

Size up Porosity up

d)

Size down Permeability up

13.

What causes groundwater to build up?

a)

A lot of precipitation

b)

Aquicludes everywhere

c)

High porosity in the soil

d)

A drought

14.

What's the difference between a normal well and artesian one?

a)

One is deeper than the other

b)

The ordinary one needs to be pumped while the artesian doesn't

c)

The artesian one needs to be pumped and the ordinary one doesn't

d)

No difference

15.

How does water get to the surface for an artesian well?

a)

Pressure builds up in the confined aquifer because of new water coming in except it can only leave through the well

b)

MAYONNAISE

16.

How is a cone of depression form?

a)

Pumping from a well in a water table aquifer lowers the water table in the wells proximity

b)

The Architects build it into the well for easier pumping

c)

99 Ministers meet worry worry super scurry

d)

Overeating causes your neck to collapse into a cone shape which depresses you

17.

What are the 3 things that affect the water table's height?

a)

The Climate/Weather

b)

Human Activity

c)

Dr. Pimple popper viewers

d)

Soil composition

18.

what besides farms causes pollution

a)

septic tanks

b)

landfills

c)

Wells

d)

Kids in Chicago?

19.

Which would you rather drink out of? A unconfined or confined aquifer well?

a)

Unconfined Aquifer

b)

Confined Aquifer