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Test your Knowledge on Groundwater
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1
The water table does not supply drinking water for wells and springs
False
True
2
The part of the ground that is the most porous is called the zone of saturation
True
False
3
What is this?
Cavern
Fissure
I don't know but its scarey
Sink Hole
4
What is this?
Fumarole
Geyser
Fissure
Hot spring
5
What is this?
Geyser
Hot spring
Fumarole
Fissure
6
What is Porosity?
The rate at which water or other liquids pass
None of the above
Materials that liquids can not pass through
The amount of water that soil or a rock can hold
7
During a drought a well may run low because...
the water is being diverted to plant life
it all went to a water mass
None of the above
there is no water
8
When groundwater contains a lot of dissolved minerals, it becomes hard water
True
False
9
If an aquifer dips between the permeable and non permeable layers; this is called
fissures
None of the above
artesian formation
ordinary well
10
Limestone is the least common bedrock in the world
False
True
11
when groundwater is depleted, the water table drops causing the area to go dry
False
True
12
Springs are more common in mountainous areas
False
Ture
13
A water budget describes the...
None of the above
Amount of water
manufacturing of pipes
income and spending of water
14
What is Permeability?
None of the Above
The amount of water that soil or a rock can hold
The rate at which the water passes through the pores
The zone of saturation
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What is this?
Fissure
Fumarole
Hot spring
Geyser
