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2.10 Groundwater

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Question 1

1.

What is the process by which water enters the small pore spaces between particles in soil or rocks?

transpiration

infiltration

precipitation

sublimation

Question 2

2.

The best groundwater aquifers have __________ .?

low permeability and low porosity

low permeability and high porosity

high permeability and low porosity

high permeability and high porosity

Question 3

3.

What happens to the water table in an extremely wet year? In an extremely dry one?

Question 4

4.

What characteristics are needed for rock in and around an aquifer?

Question 5

5.

Look at the image above. What is the difference between the saturated and the unsaturated zones of ground water?

the saturated zone has a higher porosity than the unsaturated zone

the saturated zone has a lower porosity than the unsaturated zone

the pore spaces in the saturated zone are completely full of water; the pore
spaces in the unsaturated zone are not completely full of water.

the pore spaces in the saturated zone are not completely full of water; the pore
spaces in the unsaturated zone are completely full of water

Question 6

6.

The boundary between the saturated zone and the unsaturated zone is called the _____.

water table

aquifer

aquiclude

porosity

Question 7

7.

The near-surface zone where all pores are filled with water is called

the saturated zone.

the vadose zone.

the water table.

the aquifer.

Question 8

8.

Ground water is:

precipitation that accumulates underground.

water from magmatic sources that accumulates underground.

water that has always been underground.

water the leaks into the ground from lakes, rivers, and reservoirs.

Question 9

9.

What causes a spring?