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Key Concepts

Soda straw stalactiteThe following are key concepts that you should be familiar with after reading and studying Chapter 10: Groundwater. To evaluate your understanding of any of the key concepts, select the corresponding Concept Quiz from the Selection Bar and answer the questions provided.


  1. Groundwater and the "water table."

  2. The water table.

  3. Storage and movement of groundwater.

  4. Springs and wells.

  5. Problems associated with groundwater.

  6. Groundwater and "geothermal energy."

  7. Underground erosion: Caverns and karst terrains.






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