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Concept 4 Quiz

Discuss the occurrence, movement, and use of groundwater.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
Identify each of the indicated groundwater features by selecting the correct response.

(Groundwater features diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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Question 2.
During periods when rain does not fall, rivers are sustained by

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Question 3.
The great majority of hot springs and geysers in the United States are found in the

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Question 4.
Whenever the water table intersects the ground surface, a natural flow of water, called a(n) ____________, results.

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Question 5.
The term artesian is applied to any situation in which groundwater rises in a well above the level where it was initially encountered.

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Question 6.
The zone in the ground where all of the open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water is called the zone of aeration.

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Question 7.
Groundwater represents the largest reservoir of freshwater that is readily available to humans.

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Question 8.
Permeable rock strata or sediment that can store and transmit groundwater freely are called

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Question 9.
The upper limit of the zone of saturation is known as

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Question 10.
The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of voids or spaces is the

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