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Review Chapter 17 Earth Science BJU Groundwater
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1
What chemical compound is the main cause of most solution cave formations?
<div>calcium chlorate</div>
magnesium carbonate
calcium carbonate
carbon dioxide
2
<div>Why is the water molecule such a powerful solvent?</div>
its lack of color
its size
its weight
its shape
3
Sandstone is a permeable rock
true
false
4
Rocks that contain many open spaces and cracks are called
<div>permeable</div>
porous
imporus
impermeable
5
What is the name for a cave scientist?
spelunker
speleologist
caveologist
cavist
6
<div>A cave formation formed from calcium carbonate that hangs from the ceiling of a cave</div>
stalactite
stalagmite
<div>cave curtain</div>
column
7
This forms when the roof of a solution cave becomes so thin it collapses
column
natural bridge
sinkhole
stalactite
8
The flow of groundwater from the surface of the groung, usually from a hillside
brooke
waterfall
stream
spring
9
Playground equipment is being used to help pump clean drinking water to villages in Africa?
<div>monkey bars</div>
slide
swing
merry go round
10
The water filled region below the water table
capillary fringe
zone of saturation
cone of depression
zone of aeration
11
Speleotherms include all of the following except
column
stalactite
sinkholes
stalagmite
12
How do you know that a layer of rock was permeable?
water will fill the pores
none of these
water will flow through it
water will not flow through it
13
Groundwater is pure water
true
false
14
Pumice is a rock that is
porous and impermeable
nonporous and impermeable
nonporous and permeable
porous and permeable
15
A natural material that water does not flow through
silt
gravel
sand
clay
16
The water level below which the ground is saturated
water table
zone of saturation
cone of depression
zone of areation
17
The layer of ground with open spaces that is above the water table
capillary fringe
zone of saturation
cone of depression
zone of aeration
18
Generally the water table is higher in the
<div>winter </div>
summer
spring
fall
19
<div>The pH of groundwater near the surface is usually</div>
you cannot determine the pH of groundwater
basic
neutral
acidic
20
If water is safe for drinking, we call it
potable
pure
demineralized
hard
21
This type of water contains lots of minerals
hard water
acidic water
Evian
soft water
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A layer of rock that directs groundwater from one place to another
zone of saturation
artesian well
water table
aquafier
