Quiz about Weathering, Erosion, Soil, Watersheds

Question 1

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

Accepted Answer

Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Decomposition

Question 2

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

Accepted Answer

Ocean waves washed away rock.

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Warm air melted the rock.

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Sun rays evaporated the rock.

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Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Question 3

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Landslide

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Weathering

Question 4

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

Accepted Answer

Waves

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Gravity

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Glaciers

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Wind

Question 5

Which of these is an example of erosion?

Accepted Answer

Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

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Light shining onto a mountain.

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Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

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All of the above.

Question 6

How do plants weather rocks?

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When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

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During photosynthesis

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When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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Plants don't weather rocks.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

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Landslides

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 8

Which of these is the most powerful force of weathering and erosion?

Accepted Answer

moving water

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wind

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ice

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gravity

Question 9

Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:

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chemical

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physical

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mechanical

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human

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?

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ice wedging

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water

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carbon dioxide

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living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?

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acid rain

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burrowing plants

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ice wedging

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plant roots

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

Accepted Answer

frost wedging

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Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone

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Paper being burned

Question 13

What is mechanical weathering?

Accepted Answer

Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

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Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.

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Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.

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Rocks broken down by machinery.

Question 14

Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?

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Hot and Wet

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Cold and Dry

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Hot and Cold

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Cold and Wet

Question 15

Which of the following are processes of chemical weathering?

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Oxidation

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Acid Precipitation

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Ice Wedging

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Exfoliation

Question 16

What are the two agents of mechanical weathering?

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Pressure

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Temperature

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Oxygen

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Carbon Dioxide

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Acid Precipitation

Question 17

Which region is shaded in red?

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Piedmont

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Coastal Plain

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Appalachian Plateau

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Valley and Ridge

Question 18

Which region is shaded in yellow?

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Coastal Plain

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Piedmont

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Appalachian Plateau

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Valley and Ridge

Question 19

Which region has sandy, flat land?

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Coastal Plain

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Valley and Ridge

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Blue Ridge

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Appalachian Plateau

Question 20

Which region is known as the "land at the foot of the mountains"?

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Piedmont

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Appalachian Plateau

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Valley and Ridge

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Coastal Plain

Question 21

How many regions are in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

5

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1

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3

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8

Question 22

Which region is highlighted in yellow?

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Valley and Ridge

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Coastal Plain/Tidewater

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Piedmont

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Blue Ridge

Question 23

Dominique's father is a coal miner in Western Virginia. Which region does he work in?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Plateau

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Valley and Ridge

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Coastal Plain/ Tidewater

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Piedmont

Question 24

Which region is the furthest west?

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Appalachian Plateau

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Coastal Plain/ Tidewater

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Piedmont

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Valley and Ridge

Question 25

Which region is known for its old, rounded mountains?

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Blue Ridge

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Coastal Plain

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Piedmont

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Valley and Ridge

Question 26

Which region has old rounded mountains that look blue in the sunset?

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Blue Ridge Mountains

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Coastal Plain

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Appalachian Plateau

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Piedmont

Question 27

What region is made up of low valleys and high ridges?

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Valley + Ridge

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Piedmont

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Blue Ridge Mountains

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Coastal Plain

Question 28

Which watershed is number 1 on the map?

Accepted Answer

Chesapeake Bay

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Gulf of Mexico

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North Carolina Sounds

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All of the above

Question 29

What watershed is number 3 on the map?

Accepted Answer

North Carolina Sounds

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Gulf of Mexico

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Chesapeake Bay

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All of the above

Question 30

What watershed is number 2 on the map?

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Mexico

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North Carolina Sounds

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Chesapeake Bay

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All of the above

Question 31

Streams and rivers (river systems) that combine and eventually flow into the a watershed.

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Tributary

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Wetland

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Estuary

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Watershed

Question 32

Which number best represents a floodplain?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 33

All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground are known as ---

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surface water

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groundwater

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glaciers

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precipitation

Question 34

Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called ---

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groundwater

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runoff

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precipitation

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surface water

Question 35

A landscape underlain by limestone which has been eroded by dissolution, producing springs, sinkholes, caves and aquifers.

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karst

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landform

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Topography

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Aquifer

Question 36

A naturally occurring underground hollow or passage, especially one with an opening to the surface of the Earth.

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Cave/cavern

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Aquifer

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Limestone

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Stream

Question 37

Rock that is very likely to easily weather is

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sedimentary - limestone

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igneous - granite

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metamorphic - gneiss

Question 38

What soil horizon is shown?

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Horizon A

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Horizon O

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Horizon E

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Horizon B

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Horizon C

Question 39

What soil horizon is shown?

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Horizon O

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Horizon A

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Horizon E

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Horizon B

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Horizon C

Question 40

What soil horizon is shown?

Accepted Answer

Horizon B

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Horizon A

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Horizon E

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Horizon C

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Horizon R

Question 41

What soil horizon is shown?

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Horizon C

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Horizon A

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Horizon E

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Horizon B

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Horizon R

Question 42

THIS HORIZON IS MADE OF DECAYING LEAVES, TWIGS AND ANIMAL REMAINS/WASTES......

Accepted Answer

O

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A

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B

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C

Question 43

Which layer is the parent material?

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Horizon C

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Horizon O

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon R

Question 44

What is permeability?

Accepted Answer

how freely water passes through soil

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how much acid is in soil

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the size of the soil particles

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the composition of soil

Question 45

What's the composition of soil?

Accepted Answer

air, water, decayed organic materials, rock particles, minerals

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air, water, minerals

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minerals, decayed organic materials, rock particles

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decayed organic materials, rocks particles, and minerals

Question 46

What does permeable mean?

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Has pores and allows water to pass

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Has pores but does note allow water to pass

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Something that gives permission

Question 47

What replenishes/refills aquifers?

Accepted Answer

when it rains, the water percolates through the ground

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a well

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a little green elf replenishes it with a hose

Question 48

What is surface water?

Accepted Answer

water that collects on the surface above the ground

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water that collects below the surface of the ground

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water that collects in lakes and streams

Question 49

The highest level of groundwater in an area, beneath the Earth's surface is called what?

Accepted Answer

The Water Table

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Non-permeable

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Permeable

Question 50

Which factor is most influential in causing mass movement or mass wasting?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Steep gradient

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Gentle gradient

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Rain water

Question 51

Which watershed do we live in?

Accepted Answer

Chesapeake Bay

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Mississippi River

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Mid-Atlantic

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Virginia

Question 52

Which number on the diagram indicates the water table?

Accepted Answer

2

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1

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3

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4

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