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Groundwater

Quiz by Mrs Goad

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  • Q1
    water found underground in the zone of saturation
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    groundwater
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  • Q2
    the process by which precipitation that falls on land surfaces enters the ground and becomes groundwater.
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    infiltration
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  • Q3
    the amount of open spaces (pores) found throughout material that may or may not be connected
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    porosity
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  • Q4
    the ability of a material to let water pass through it. Sand and gravel have high permeability, while silt, clay, and shale have low permeability.
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    permeability
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  • Q5
    the area below the Earth's surface where the pores are completely filled with water.
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    zone of saturation
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  • Q6
    the upper boundary of the zone of saturation.
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    water table
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  • Q7
    the underground permeable layers that contain enough usable water for man
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    aquifers
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  • Q8
    a natural underground opening sometimes connected to Earth's surface
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    cave
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  • Q9
    a depression in the ground caused by the collapse of a cave
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    sinkhole
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  • Q10
    natural discharges of groundwater that occur where groundwater comes in contact with Earth's surface.
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    springs
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  • Q11
    a natural discharge of groundwater that have temperatures higher than that of the human body.
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    hot springs
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  • Q12
    explosive hot springs that erupt at regular intervals
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    geysers
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  • Q13
    is a well drilled into a confined aquifer from which water spurts above the land surface in the form of a fountain.
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    artesian well
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  • Q14
    Term given to landscapes made when water dissolves soluble rocks, results in caves and sinkholes
    Karst Topography
    30s
  • Q15
    The slope of a stream over a certain distance
    Gradient
    30s

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