Groundwater

Question 1

Which part of this diagram shows the place that has both air and water?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Label C

Question 2

saturated zoneunsaturated zone✔ water table

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ water table

Question 3

✔ permeableimpermeablesaturated

Revolt · Accepted Answer

permeable; Selection 1: permeable; Selection 2: impermeable

Question 4

✔ saturated zoneunsaturated zonewater table

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ saturated zone

Question 5

Which statement explains what happens at the water table?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A boundary forms between an area filled with water and an area with both moisture and air.

Question 6

Which statements about wells are true? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wells need to be drilled below the water table.; If water is pumped from a well too quickly, the well may run dry.; Water gushes from artesian wells due to pressure.

Question 7

Where might a spring form?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

at the bottom of a deep valley

Question 8

A geologist discovers this vent in the ground with steam rising from it. After observing it for a few minutes, some water erupts from the vent. The water is extremely hot.Which feature has this geologist found?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

geyser

Question 9

An aquifer receives 40 m3 of precipitation and loses 10 m3 of water through natural movement.How much water can be pumped from the aquifer to balance the budget?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

30 m3

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