EES Hydrology - Groundwater

This aquifer is bounded above and below by impermeable layers of rock.

• unconfined aquifer

• confined aquifer

• well

• aquitard

What is a measure of how well a material absorbs water? There are multiple answers.

• permeability

• occlusion

• porosity

• exclusion

True or false? A confined aquifer is sandwiched between two aquitards.

• True

• False

The top of this aquifer is the water table.

• aquafina

• confined aquifer

• unconfined aquifer

• artesian well

What is the best definition of aquifer?

• empty space

• a space below the water table

• a measure of how well a material absorbs water

• an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

What describes an artesian well? There are multiple answers.

• a polluted well

• a well that is drilled into a confined aquifer

• a well that is drilled into an unconfined aquifer

• Because of pressure, water just rises up in this type of well.

In this underground structure, all spaces are filled with water.

• zone of saturation

• zone of aeration

This zone is above the water table. Pore spaces among soil particles and rock formations are filled with air instead of water.

• zone of saturation

• zone of aeration

This type of material does not allow water to penetrate through it.

• permeable

• impermeable

Where is the Ogallala Aquifer located

• In New England

• in the Midwest Plains

• In Northern California