Question 1

Petrified wood develops when buried wood is saturated or replaced with calcite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The amount of fresh water stored in oceans is many times greater than the amount of ground water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Given all other conditions are the same,ground water flows faster if __.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is flowing through finer-grained materials
B)  it is flowing in response to a greater hydraulic gradient
C)  it is flowing through deeply buried material
D)  it is colder
E)  it is saturated with dissolved solids

Question 4

______ is a deposit of calcite that forms around hot springs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hematite
B)  Quartz
C)  Travertine
D)  Stalactite
E)  Sinter

Question 5

Shale is a common _____ because it retards the flow of ground water.

Accepted Answer

A)  artesian aquifer
B)  confined aquifer
C)  aquifer
D)  vadose rock
E)  aquitard

Question 6

A(n) ____ is a body of ground water separated from the main water table by a zone that is not saturated.

Accepted Answer

A)  confined aquifer
B)  perched water table
C)  aquiclude
D)  free aquifer
E)  vadose zone

Question 7

In parts of Texas and New Mexico the pumping of ground water has caused the water table of the Ogallala Reservoir to drop ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 centimeters
B)  1 meter
C)  3 meters
D)  10 meters
E)  30 meters

Question 8

The saturated zone overlies the water table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A(n) _______ is a body of saturated rock or sediment through which water can move easily.

Accepted Answer

A)  sediment
B)  evaporite
C)  caprock
D)  aquifer
E)  aquiclude

Question 10

Groundwater is a major economic resource.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The _____ is the zone above the water table.

Accepted Answer

A)  replenishment zone
B)  saturated zone
C)  vadose zone
D)  discharge zone
E)  permeable zone

Question 12

An area with many sinkholes and caves is said to have ___ topography.

Accepted Answer

A)  karst
B)  decalcified
C)  a subsidence-dominated
D)  a wadi
E)  cratered

Question 13

Springs may form where a perched water table intersects the surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In confined aquifers the water is under pressure and rises to a level above the top of the aquifer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Compared to the flow of water in streams,most ground water moves relatively slowly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

______ are icicle-like pendants of calcite hanging from cave ceilings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalagmites
B)  Flowstone
C)  Straws
D)  Stalactites
E)  Concretions

Question 17

A(n) _________ aquifer is completely filled with water under pressure and is separated from the surface by an aquitard.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-economic
B)  non-productive
C)  confined
D)  blind or buried
E)  underpressured

Question 18

Artesian wells are associated with confined aquifers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Gasoline leaking from an underground storage tank will __.

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporate entirely to the atmosphere
B)  sink past the water table to mix with ground water
C)  infiltrate to the top of the water table,on which it will float
D)  sink to the bottom of the saturated zone without mixing
E)  remain trapped in the soils around the tank

Question 20

When water is pumped out of an unconfined aquifer through a well,a ___ often develops in the water table.

Accepted Answer

A)  cone of depression
B)  thin film of pollution
C)  ground-water mound
D)  piercement structure
E)  deflation structure

Exam 17: Ground Water

A(n) ____ is a body of ground water separated from the main water table by a zone that is not saturated.

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Artesian wells are associated with confined aquifers.

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Shale is a common _____ because it retards the flow of ground water.

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The _____ is the zone above the water table.

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Groundwater is a major economic resource.

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The amount of fresh water stored in oceans is many times greater than the amount of ground water.

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Compared to the flow of water in streams,most ground water moves relatively slowly.

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Petrified wood develops when buried wood is saturated or replaced with calcite.

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Gasoline leaking from an underground storage tank will __.

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The saturated zone overlies the water table.

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An area with many sinkholes and caves is said to have ___ topography.

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______ are icicle-like pendants of calcite hanging from cave ceilings.

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When water is pumped out of an unconfined aquifer through a well,a ___ often develops in the water table.

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Given all other conditions are the same,ground water flows faster if __.

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______ is a deposit of calcite that forms around hot springs.

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Springs may form where a perched water table intersects the surface.

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In parts of Texas and New Mexico the pumping of ground water has caused the water table of the Ogallala Reservoir to drop ____.

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A(n) _______ is a body of saturated rock or sediment through which water can move easily.

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In confined aquifers the water is under pressure and rises to a level above the top of the aquifer.

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A(n) _________ aquifer is completely filled with water under pressure and is separated from the surface by an aquitard.

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