QUESTION 1
What is the elevation of Lake Carroll on the Sulphur Springs Quadgrangle Map?
a. |
15 feet |
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b. |
45 feet |
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c. |
32 feet |
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d. |
34 feet |
10 points
QUESTION 2
What is the general direction of groundwater flow in the Sulphur Springs Quadrangle region?
a. |
east |
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b. |
north-east |
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c. |
south-east |
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d. |
north-west |
10 points
QUESTION 3
What is the approximate gradient (in units of ft/mile) of the groundwater surface between Lake Magdalene and Lake Carroll? (You may want to review the section on “Relief and Gradient (Slope)” in the Topographic Maps and Orthoimages Lab)
a. |
13 ft/mile |
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b. |
81 ft/mile |
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c. |
47 ft/mile |
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d. |
34 ft/mile |
10 points
QUESTION 4
Karst topography is generally always associated with what type of bedrock?
a. |
granite |
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b. |
limestone |
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c. |
sandstone |
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d. |
shale |
10 points
QUESTION 5
Karst topography results from the dissolution of bedrock by the naturally occurring acids in rainwater. What is the most common naturally occurring acid in rainwater?
a. |
sulfuric acid (H2SO4) |
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b. |
nirtric acid (H2NO3) |
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c. |
hydrochloric acid (HCl) |
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d. |
carbonic acid (H2CO3) |
10 points
QUESTION 6
Wells A and C in Figure 12.12 in your Physical Geology Lab Manual both represent what type of well?
a. |
water table aquifer wells |
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b. |
artesian wells |
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c. |
unconfined aquifer wells |
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d. |
aquitard wells |
10 points
QUESTION 7
Which geologic material will produce a better groundwater aquifer?
a. |
shale |
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b. |
granite |
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c. |
basalt |
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d. |
sandstone |
10 points
QUESTION 8
(Referring to your flow net constructed for the Sulphur Springs Quadrangle) If a colored dye was released in Lake Magdalene, in which lake would the dye most likely appear next?
a. |
West Lake |
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b. |
Lake Ellen |
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c. |
Platt Lake |
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d. |
Lake Carroll |
10 points
QUESTION 9
The removal of groundwater from an aquifer faster than it can replenish will result in what phenomenon?
a. |
over pressured ground water |
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b. |
flooding |
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c. |
inflation |
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d. |
subsidence |
10 points
QUESTION 10
Which of the following geologic material will have the highest porosity?
a. |
gravel |
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b. |
sand |
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c. |
silt |
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d. |
clay |
10 points
QUESTION 11
Geysers are most closely associated with which one of the following geologic features?
a. |
glaciers |
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b. |
deserts |
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c. |
earthquakes |
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d. |
volcanoes |
10 points
QUESTION 12
What is the term describing the ability of a geologic material to transmit a fluid?
a. |
porosity |
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b. |
subsidence |
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c. |
drawdown |
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d. |
permeability |
10 points
QUESTION 13
What is a gaining stream?
a. |
A stream that receives water from an underground aquifer. |
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b. |
A stream that provides water to an underground aquifer. |
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c. |
A stream that is separated from an underground aquifer. |
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d. |
A stream that is perched above an underground aquifer. |
10 points
QUESTION 14
How do flow lines generally relate to local water table contour lines?
a. |
Flow lines generally run parallel to the water table contours. |
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b. |
Flow lines generally run perpendicular to the water table contour lines. |
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c. |
Flow lines can either run parallel or perpendicular to the water table contour lines. |
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d. |
Flow lines generally have no relationship to the local water table contour lines. |
10 points
QUESTION 15
The region of lowered water table elevation surrounding a well that is withdrawing groundwater from an aquifer is referred to as what?
a. |
zone of recharge |
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b. |
zone of discharge |
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c. |
cone of depression |
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d. |
potentiometric surface |
10 points
QUESTION 16
What is the largest reservoir of fresh water (non-ocean water) in the world?
a. |
groundwater |
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b. |
lakes |
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c. |
ice sheets and glaciers |
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d. |
rivers |
10 points
QUESTION 17
Which of the following geologic material will have the highest permeability?
a. |
granite |
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b. |
sand |
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c. |
silt |
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d. |
clay |
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