PRACTICE QUIZ FOR GROUNDWATER
Geos 101 Sects. 2 & 4H
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1. The global volume of ground water is ____ the volume of freshwater

   a. about the same as

   b. greater than

   c. impossible to compare to

   d. less than

2. The zones of aeration and saturation are separated by

   a. an aquifer

   b. a cone of depression

   c. the soil water layer

   d. the water table

3. Porosity in rocks and regolith is defined as

   a. the ability to absorb and transmit water

   b. the degree of lithification

   c. interconnections among the pores between grains

   d. the proportion of pore space to total volume

4. The rate of flow through an aquifer is most directly controled by its

   a. permeability

   b. porosity

   c. porphyry

   d. precession

5. The most important feature of a rock suitable for the containment of highly toxic wastes is that it must be

   a. isolated from groundwater

   b. permeable

   c. porous

   d. thick

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