Section #: 10.3
Groundwater Systems
Practice Test
1.
How is the water of a hot spring heated?
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a.
It is heated from the body heat of humans.
b.
It is heated for no natural reason.
c.
It flows in an open area that is heated by solar activity.
d.
It flows close to an area of recent igneous activity.
Hint
2.
A __________ occurs where groundwater is discharged at Earth's surface at the contact between an aquifer and an aquiclude.
a.
geyser
b.
lake
c.
spring
d.
wetland
3.
The process of water being added to the water table from precipitation is called __________.
a.
condensation
b.
recharge
c.
drawdown
d.
creating a cone of depression
4.
Which well shown in the figure would provide the healthiest water?
a.
Well 1
b.
Well 4
c.
Well 2
d.
Well 3
Hint
5.
Artesian aquifers __________.
a.
have problems with subsidence
b.
have hard water
c.
often are contaminated with salt water
d.
contain water under pressure
Hint
