Chapter 11 quiz

Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater stored?

Glaciers

Which of the following would make a good aquitard

Clay; soul granite

When water is pumped from a well, a ____ commonly forma in the aquifer around the well due to the withdrawal of water

Cone of depression

Which type of aquifer is overlain by an aquitard

Confined

Which of the following terms is used to describe water that infiltrates and is stored within void space in the ground

Groundwater

Which of the following processes is responsible for water entering the ground

Infiltration

If recharge is less than discharge in an aquifer, what will happen to the water table or potentiometric surface

It will sink down

Hydraulic conductivity is best described by which of the following

The ability of fluids to pass through a substance

The hydraulic conductivity of a material is determined by which of the following

The materials permeability

Which of the following terms is used to describe the upper limit of water saturation in the subsurface

Water table