Test Groundwater

The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

A place where the water table intersects the ground surface and where a natural flow of groundwater results is called:

• a spring.

• a geyser.

• an aquatard.

• a fissure.

​ (a)   are/is the spaces between the rocks, they can be filled with water or air

• Pores
• Groundwater
• Aquifers
• The Water Table

​is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock

• Pores

• Groundwater

• Aquifers

• The Water Table

​ (a)   are/is the spaces between the rocks, they can be filled with water or air.

• Pores
• Groundwater
• Aquifers
• The Water Table

The zone between the water table and Earth’s surface

• Unsaturated zone

• Zone of saturation

• Aquifer

• Water table

Considering the causes for groundwater depletion, the water table is lowered by

• Water withdrawal by humans

• Rainfall

• Periods of drought

• Flooding

The water table is increased by

(a)  

• Rainfall
• Water withdrawal by humans
• Periods of drought
• Evaporation

The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers

(a)  

• Hydrogeology
• Recharge Zone
• Porosity
• Permeability

The ability of a rock to sediment to let fluids pass through its pores

• Hydrogeology

• Recharge Zone

• Porosity

• Permeability