FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT QUIZ 11 GEOL EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT QUIZ 11 GEOL EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -24 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Permeable rock strata or sediment that transmit groundwater freely are called

________.

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aquifers Question 2: Which of the following is associated with areas of karst topography? sinkholes - soluble rock - caverns

Answer:

all of these Question 3: For a well to be characterized as being artesian, water must flow freely at the surface

Answer:

F

Question 4: The term karst topography was first used in ________.

Answer:

the Republic of Slovenia, a province of the former Yugoslavia

Question 5: Most caves and caverns originate by solution of limestone

Answer:

T

Question 6: Which one of the following concerning artesian wells is NOT true

Answer:

When the well penetrates the aquifer, the water rises to the bottom of the aquitard above the aquifer.

Question 7: Hot springs are most numerous in which region of the United States

Answer:

West

Question 8: As its name implies, the water table is always very level (flat).

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F Question 9: When water is pumped from a well, a depression is often produced in the water table. Such a depression is a(n) _______

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cone of depression Question 10: Sinkholes are actively forming in portions of the southeastern United States

Answer:

T

Question 11: An artesian well is one in which ________.

Answer:

water rises above the top of the aquifer without any pumping

Question 12: Which of the following best describes how geysers erupt?

Answer:

With a slight reduction in pressure, water in a saturated, natural conduit suddenly boils, sending a plume of steam and hot water into the air above the vent

Question 13: A ________ is the icicle-like speleothem that grows down from the roof of a cavern

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stalactite Question 14: Porosity is a measure of the volume of open space in rocks and unconsolidated geological materials such as alluvium and soils

Answer:

T

Question 15: Caves most commonly form in ________

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limestone Question 16: ________ would have the largest capacity to naturally remove sewage pollutants

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slightly clayey sand Question 17: ________ is the volume of voids or open space in a rock or unconsolidated material.

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Porosity Question 18: The formation of stalactites and stalagmites occurs in the zone of saturation

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F Question 19: Most hot springs in the United States are located in the southeast, especially Georgia

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F Question 20: The source of heat for most hot springs is hot igneous material beneath the surface

Answer:

T

Question 21: The water table is ________.

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a boundary between saturated rock below and unsaturated rock above Question 22: One environmental problem associated with groundwater is land subsidence caused by withdrawal

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T Question 23: Lowering of the water table around a pumping well results in a cone of infiltration

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F Question 24: Karst topography is most commonly associated with areas underlain by massive sandstone strata.

Answer:

F