CE 92_DATOON_QUESTIONNAIRE

Questions:
1. Is a part of the subsurface water which occurs in the saturated zone of the earth’s
crust where all pores are filled with water? a) Groundwater

2. Occurs whenever the water table intersects the ground surface to form a pond,
spring, swamp, stream: e) Groundwater outlet.

3. The amount of groundwater depends on the _______ of the soils and rocks. A
porous rock and loose soil can possibly store a high amount of water within:
b) Porosity

4. Also, the movement of groundwater depends on the _______ of the soil and rocks:
d) Permeability

5. Ratio of the volume of water which the soil formation, after being saturated, will
yield by gravity to the volume of soil formation: c) Specific Yield

6. Ratio of the volume of water which the soil formation, after being saturated, will
retain against the pull of gravity to the volume of soil formation: a) Specific
Retention

7. It is a Zone in the earth’s layer where gaps between soils are filled with air and
some water: e) Zone of Aeration.

8. It is a Zone in the earth’s layer where gaps are completely filled with water: b)
Zone of Saturation

9. The zone in which water rises above the water table: d) Capillary fringe

10. An ______ aquifer is when a water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells
and springs: d) Well

11. A saturated but poorly permeable bed. However, an ______ may store water and
may transmit appreciable water to and from adjacent aquifers: a) Aquitard

12. A bed, formation or group of formations essentially impervious to water: e)

Aquiclude.

13. Is an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water. Layers of
impermeable material are both above and below the aquifer, causing it to be
under pressure so that when the aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water will
rise above the top of the aquifer: b) Confined Aquifer

14. Is an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure,
and thus is able to rise and fall. Water-table aquifers are usually closer to the
Earth's surface than confined aquifers are, and as such are impacted by drought
conditions sooner than confined aquifers: d) Unconfined Aquifer
15. The addition of water to the saturated zone, either by the downward percolation of
precipitation or surface water and/or the lateral migration of groundwater from
adjacent aquifers: c) Recharge

16. When water in the saturated zone falls due to human consumption or by heat
from evaporation: a) Discharge

17. A hole in the ground made to gain access to an aquifer to obtain water for
economic use. _____ may be dug or drilled: e) Well.

18. A well that reaches the water table, the water must be pumped out: b) Water
Table Well

19. A well that reaches a confined aquifer, the water flows due to pressure: d)
Artesian Well

20. Is formed where the water table sinks at an exact point because of heavy
pumping. Water is extracted out of the ground which leaves an airy space
around the soil particles: c) Cone of Depression

21. Is a hole in the ground formed when the land collapses away leaving a big hole
on the surface. It happens when the rock underneath is dissolved by water: a)
Sinkholes

22. Are formed by the dissolution of limestone. Rainwater picks up carbon dioxide
from the air and as it percolates through the soil, which turns into a weak acid:
e) Cave.

23. Is a pitted looking Earth surface resulting from subsurface solution action and
include sinkholes and solution valleys enormous sinkholes are an example of
mass wasting: b) Karst Topography

24. Groundwater outlet occurs whenever the water table intersects the ground
surface to form the following, except: d) Soil.

25. Recharge is the addition of water to the saturated zone, either by the downward
Percolation of ________ or surface water and/or the lateral migration
of groundwater from adjacent aquifers: c) Precipitation