Groundwater Quiz
Name: _______________________________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________
Instructions: Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number. Graded thru CPS. A
___1. Which is formed when a section of impermeable rock forces groundwater to move laterally
and emerge onto the surface of Earth?
A. an aquifer B. a geyser
C. a well
D. a spring
___2. The drilling for freshwater increases along a coastal area. What is a likely consequence of
this action?
A. the loss of water resources in estuaries
C. the destruction of estuaries
B. a decrease in salt concentration in inlet waterways
D. an intrusion of salt water into aquifers
___3. What type of water is contained in the water table and in aquifers?
A. surface water
B. condensation
C. ground water
D. underground stream
___4. What process occurs when rain water infiltrates into aquifers?
A. discharge
B. porosity
C. recharge
D. permeability
___5. Non-point source pollution is mainly transported to bodies of water through _______.
A. precipitation
B. karst topography
C. runoff
D. sinkholel
___6. How could a long-term decrease in precipitation impact an area?
A. It could increase the average water level of lakes in the area.
B. It could decrease the amount of possible infiltration in the area.
C. It could increase the amount of flooding in the area.
D. It could decrease the possible amount of damage to crops in the area.
___7. Which problem would occur if the groundwater is drawn too much near the seawater shoreline?
A. Drawdown will cause the well to go dry.
B. Drawdown will cause salt water intrusion.
C. The well will not be deep enough to get water.
D. A cone of depression will form around the well.
___8. What problem/s would occur if the groundwater is drawn too much?
A. Formation of Karst topography.
C. Drawdown will cause salt water intrusion.
B. Formation of caves and sinkholes.
D. All of the above.
___9.. Which type of soil has the highest infiltration or percolation rate?
A. clay
B. silt
C. sand
D. loam
___10. Which type of soil has the highest probability of causing a flashfloods?
A. clay
B. silt
C. sand
D. gravel
___11. Which land has a higher infiltration or percolation rate?
A. land covered with vegetation
B. land covered with asphalt and concrete
__ _12. Which slope has a higher infiltration rate?
A. high slope
B. low slope
__ _13. Which slope has faster runoff and higher probability of erosion ?
A. high slope
B. low slope
____14. An aquifer provides water for a _____.
A. pumping well
B. artesian well
____15. Artificial recharge is done to prevent the occurrence of ________
A. sinkhole
B. subsidence
C. faulting
D. All of the above
____16. Which of the following pollutants is mainly from agricultural source?
A. chloride
B. nitrate
C. greenhouse gas
D. ozone
For items 17-20: Match Column A with Column B
___17. rain, snow, sleet, hail
___18. Percolation or infiltration.
___19. Water flowing on the surface.
___20. Water drawn from groundwater.
A. runoff
B. well
C. precipitation
D. recharge
Label the river System
For items 12-26: Choose your answers from the boxed choices on the right.
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22.___, smaller stream
River
Levee
23.___ sediments
24.__
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A. meander
B. oxbow lake
C. estuary
D. delta
E. tributary
F. source
26.__ loop in
the river
25.__
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mouth
Extra Credit: 5 points.
Explain why flashfloods and landslides are the common geo-hazards in the Piedmont.
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Groundwater Quiz
Name: _______________________________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________
Instructions: Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number. Graded thru CPS. B
___1. Which type of soil has the highest probability of causing a flashfloods?
A. clay
B. silt
C. sand
D. gravel
___2. Which land has a higher infiltration or percolation rate?
A. land covered with vegetation
B. land covered with asphalt and concrete
_ _3. Which slope has a higher infiltration rate?
A. high slope
B. low slope
_ _4. Which slope has faster runoff and higher probability of erosion ?
A. high slope
B. low slope
___5. An aquifer provides water for a _____.
A. pumping well
B. artesian well
___6. Artificial recharge is done to prevent the occurrence of ________
A. sinkhole
B. subsidence
C. faulting
D. All of the above
___7. Which of the following pollutants is mainly from agricultural source?
A. chloride
B. nitrate
C. greenhouse gas
D. ozone
___8. Which is formed when a section of impermeable rock forces groundwater to move laterally
and emerge onto the surface of Earth?
A. an aquifer B. a geyser
C. a well
D. a spring
___9. The drilling for freshwater increases along a coastal area. What is a likely consequence of
this action?
A. the loss of water resources in estuaries
C. the destruction of estuaries
B. a decrease in salt concentration in inlet waterways
D. an intrusion of salt water into aquifers
___10. What type of water is contained in the water table and in aquifers?
A. surface water
B. condensation
C. ground water
D. underground stream
___11. What process occurs when rain water infiltrates into aquifers?
A. discharge
B. porosity
C. recharge
D. permeability
___12. Non-point source pollution is mainly transported to bodies of water through _______.
A. precipitation
B. karst topography
C. runoff
D. sinkhole
___13. How could a long-term decrease in precipitation impact an area?
A. It could increase the average water level of lakes in the area.
B. It could decrease the amount of possible infiltration in the area.
C. It could increase the amount of flooding in the area.
D. It could decrease the possible amount of damage to crops in the area.
___14. Which problem would occur if the groundwater is drawn too much near the seawater shoreline?
A. Drawdown will cause the well to go dry.
B. Drawdown will cause salt water intrusion.
C. The well will not be deep enough to get water.
D. A cone of depression will form around the well.
___15. What problem/s would occur if the groundwater is drawn too much?
A. Formation of Karst topography.
C. Drawdown will cause salt water intrusion.
B. Formation of caves and sinkholes.
D. All of the above.
___16. Which type of soil has the highest infiltration or percolation rate?
A. clay
B. silt
C. sand
D. loam
For items 17-20: Match Column A with Column B
___17. rain, snow, sleet, hail
___18. Percolation or infiltration.
___19. Water flowing on the surface.
___20. Water drawn from groundwater.
A. precipitation
B. recharge
C. runoff
D. well
Label the river System
For items 12-26: Choose your answers from the boxed choices on the right.
21.__
__
22.__
__
River
Leve
e
23.__
__
24.__
__
A. source
B. tributary
C. estuary
D. delta
E. oxbow lake
F. meander
26.__
__
25.__
__
mouth
Extra Credit: 5 points.
Explain why flashfloods and landslides are the common geo-hazards in the Piedmont.
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________