b) thermal expansion d) V-shaped valleys OpenLearn works with other organisations by providing free courses and resources that support our mission of opening up educational opportunities to more people in more places. b) transform not lake, mountains, streams. a) well sorted fine grained sediment Hydraulic conductivity is generally expressed in meters per day. e) atmosphere, which of the following is correctly described part of the hydrologic cycle? d) rock slide Groundwater is used for drinking water by more than 50 percent of the people in the United States, including almost everyone who lives in rural areas. In the example above, 1 m 3 of soil (e.g. Porosity (how well rock material holds water) is also affected by the shape of rock particles. a) internal processes within the moon d) the upper part of the ground that remains frozen throughout the year, d) the upper part of the ground that remains frozen throughout the year, what rock type is the most common setting for caves formed by dissolution of a rock? The volume of water that fills the void spaces is assumed to represent the volume available to flowing groundwater, VI. c) huge shield volcano b) variations in thickness of slope d) Transform e) a and b only, The Earth's magnetic field is generated by: c) oxidation c) hot water is trapped below the seafloor is released b) channel of a meandering river 1. the number of conduits or pathways between pore spaces, layer that separates a water resource (aquifer) in the earth so that the water can't get through it, groundwater that is accessible as a water resource, A material of low porosity and permeability that greatly slows the movement of ground water, A body of rock that will not transmit water at all, The boundary (top) of the saturated zone of groundwater and the unsaturated zone, top of the groundwater system c) were first discovered on the island of Compostia in Italy d) piece of wood b) Gaines b) sunlight c) river water It's more like water in a sponge. c) volcanoes e) both a and b, c) the surface area increase as the rock is fractured, what is the common rock that can be dissolved by water and weak acids? b) crystals of salt and other minerals that exert outward force on fractures a) 1 mill a) the size of the clast increase a) rock avalanche b) volcanic eruptions c) fluid pressure is greater than the confining pressure In a material that holds groundwater porosity A controls the amount of water. c) counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere d) cool air rising from the equator and flowing east and west The volume of water needed to saturate the sample is then divided by the sample volume to determine the effective porosity (Equation 6). Water usually helps to dissolve limestone by forming a weak, carbonic acid. 3. saline intrusion b) Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska Porosity is more associated with storage of water, while permeability is more associated with groundwater movement and flow. e) all of the above, Tornado Alley is a region in the U.S. comprising: a) ductile behavior b) the dissolved and suspended load of a river The point at which matric forces hold water too tightly for plant extraction (-1.5 MPa) is termed the permanent wilting point. Table 2 Ranges of total porosity and effective porosity values (data from Enviro Wiki Contributors, 2019). Figure 14 illustrates how porosity varies with the degree of sorting and with the grain shape in unconsolidated sediments (sediments that have not been compacted or cemented). An aquifer is a large body of permeable material where groundwater is present and fills all pore space. holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or . d) solidification and uplift, Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does not involve material above Earth's surface? c) Divergent d) silicates c) uplift and unloading of pressure which of the following best explains what a contour line is? c) medium grained granite Groundwater separated from atmospheric pressure by relatively impermeable material is termed confined groundwater . 5. collapses pore space and d) a fault on land has a large displacement What Is Porosity And How Is It Related To Permeability? It is defined as the ratio of the volume of the voids or pore space divided by the total volume. d) Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio c) creep a) sand dunes along a beach or in a desert Study: Third of Big Groundwater Basins in Distress The porosity of rocks may be increased by processes that occur after the rocks have formed. a) occurrence of a discrete event like a flood d) all of the above D. all of the above b) lithosphere c) the Caribbean a) as small clay minerals that are deposited in lakes and the sea After dissolution, porosity was greater than before dissolution, increasing by 0.140%, 0.038%, 0.042%, and 0.126%, respectively . d) large, angular, poorly sorted clasts reflect a large amount of transportation d) metamorphism The porosity of rocks describes the rocks' capacity to hold water. must go thru the unsaturated zone to the saturated zone, when rate of water pumping is higher than rate of recharge 38. Drag each planet into its proper position in the Solar System from top, closest to the Sun, to bottom, farthest. 2. may reverse the flow of nearby groundwater b) abundant magma produced within a subduction zone c) tar pits e) all of the above are common in deserts, e) all of the above are common in deserts, which of the following is a way that plate tectonics can affect the climate? with a depth of 150 mm = 0.150 m and a surface area of 1 m 2 ). In broad terms, how does porosity vary with the grain size of (a) unconsolidated sediments and (b) consolidated sediments? d) all of the above, what mineral resource do we use the most of? a) are a combination of shield volcanoes, scoria cones, and other volcanoes "empty") spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%. c) the lava flow breaks apart as it flows e) a and b only, what is the depth of wave base? 2. forms cone of depression a) the glacier can slide over bedrock They concluded their finding in three relations: an inverse power relation for saturated aquifer when porosity is the same as water saturation, an inverse polynomial . In the case of groundwater, that material is the ground. c) how close the river is to the ocean a) adding water to a slope . c) rock vanish Porosity is how much water a substance can hold. The definition of hydraulic conductivity (usually denoted "K" in hydrology formulas) is the rate at which water moves through material. which of the following is a good interpretation of the environmental significance of an attribute of a sedimentary rock? -the amount of rainfall 33. e) none of the above, b) when strengthening of an ocean current results in warmer sea temp in the eastern pacific, Which of the following is not a reason why rain forests are disappearing? c) the upper parts of the glacier can fracture Groundwater . Porosity ultimately affects the amount of water a particular rock type can hold and depends on a couple of different factors. d) all of the above, Which of the following is evidence that Earth's history is not short? e) rodents and other burrowing organisms, what happens to the surface area of exposed rock if a rock is fractured? a) the tendency of the continents on a spinning globe to be thrown outward d) the presence of offshore islands and and bars a) when weakening of an ocean current results in cooler sea temp in the eastern pacific . e) all types can generate earthquakes, What type of seismic wave can pass through liquid? Dead-end pores are only likely to impact the magnitude of the effective porosity when their volume makes up a significant portion of the sample. A. Aquifer Parameters 4. what type of aquifer is an artesian well associated with? It is also possible that, when saturating the sample, some connected pores that are dead-ends will be included in the measurement and some will not (Figure 9). A - at the coast, salty groundwater lies below fresh groundwater B - the steeper the water table slopes, the faster the groundwater will. e) none of the above, c) waves can erode, deposit, or simply transport sediment, factors that affect the appearance of a shoreline include: c)there are much fewer intervals of reversed polarity than normal polarity fractures are the main way groundwater moves through some rocks, such as granite Which of the following materials probably has the highest porosity sediment composed only of rounded cobbles that rest directly on one another Which of the following materials probably has the lowest porosity unfractured granite 4. buried gasoline or chemicals. c) melting of the entire thickness of the asthenosphere to produce magma c) width of the beach c) under normal conditions of burial and heating More specifically porosity of a rock is a measure of its ability to hold a . d) in the subtropics can lower the water table, lowering of water table may cause pores to collapse, resulting in large-scale sinking of the land surface, lowering the water table causes sediment pores to collapse. c) steep slopes in a mountain b) clockwise in the southern hemisphere a) steepness of slope d) granite e) a and b only, where does the quartz in granite usually end up? c) ground water e) all of these, In identifying different minerals what don't geologists use? excess pumping Personalise your OpenLearn profile, save your favourite content and get recognition for your learning, Download this course for use offline or for other devices. a) fractured granite Porosity is the amount of free space within a material. c) erosion occurs equally on two sides of a bend 3 Groundwater Occurrence in Earth Materials, 4 Darcys Law, Head, Gradient and Hydraulic Conductivity, Representing Hydraulic Head Distributions, Primary and Secondary Hydraulic Conductivity, The Role of a Water Budget in Formulating Models, Application of Flow Equations (Unconfined Aquifer Flow Between Water Bodies), Example Numerical Application of Flow Equations to a Dewatering Problem, Gradient and Flow Directions in Isotropic Material, Flow Directions at Interfaces of Differing Hydraulic Conductivity, Developing Potentiometric Maps and Cross Sections, Memphis Sand Aquifer, Memphis Tennessee, USA, Unconfined Aquifer in East Helena, Montana, USA, Hydrogeologic Properties of Earth Materials and Principles of Groundwater Flow, Next: 3.3 Primary and Secondary Porosity. -the permeability of the aquifer Confining beds vary in permeability and . One type of secondary porosity is fracture porosity, caused by cracks in rocks (Figure 14f). C. This dissolution widens cracks into caves or caverns. d) conducting seismic surveys to investigate rock layers If one has two wells close together on tight rock, the areas of influence between the wells can overlap, reducing yields in both wells. b) a change in the strength of the current If groundwater flows naturally out of rock materials or if it can be removed by pumping (in useful amounts), the rock materials are called aquifers. b) perched We measure porosity by the percentage of empty space that exists within a particular porous media. e) a and b only. A. e) slate, oil that reaches the surface can form: b) irrigation a) extreme heating of the seas near the equator Good aquifers are those with high permeability such as poorly cemented sands, b) cooling and contraction How does the permeability of a rock affect how quickly groundwater can flow through it? d) south America rifted apart from Africa Well Development Malla Reddy University Follow Advertisement Advertisement Recommended Groundwater !SYOU co-designed sneakers 2.7k views 29 slides in a material that holds groundwater, porosity, controls the amount of water that can be stored, Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it, material that has low porosity and permeability so that it does not transmit water easily is called, main way surface water becomes ground water, water flows thru the unsaturated zone and into the saturated zone, groundwater velocity is most strongly influenced by, water table has a similar shape to topography, the well above the contaminate on the hill, a large body of permeable, saturated material thru which groundwater can flow well enough to yield sufficient water to wells, bottom of the lens of fresh water will rise, causing the well to draw in salt water, plume of contamination spreads out (becomes wider) away from the source of contamination, because of diffusion of the contamination and mixing of contaminated and uncontaminated water, 1. cone of depression unsaturated zone- (above the water table) pore spaces filled with air, It is the boundary between the saturated zone and unsaturated zone; Below the water table, water fills pore spaces and can flow; Infiltrating water generally passes through the water table to become groundwater. a) burial d) the # of protons and neutrons, Orange County receives most of its drinking water from? Field capacity is the soil water content after the soil has been saturated and allowed to drain freely for about 24 to 48 hours. For a rock to be permeable and for water to move through it, the pore spaces between the grains in the rock must be connected. a) sedimentary The saturated zone has a higher porosity than the unsaturated zone. permanent - can stop it but not undo it, 1. pesticides and herbicides d) fine grained granite d.Estimate the porosity of the sediments in Figures 14a to d, selecting a value from the following ranges for each: less than 10%; 10-20%; 20-30%; 30-40%. usually hidden (more arid (hot) deeper, region between ground surface and water table d) a change in climate of the region b) have different types of geological hazards Interconnected void space allows groundwater to move into and out of porous material. e) Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessese, what are some ways that geology controls ecology? b. number of atoms in 5.66gI25.66 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{I}_25.66gI2 a) curly crystals of frost that form early in the morning e) all of the above, Which of the following resources do geologic ages help us explore? d) movement of water is restricted to rainfall and rivers by dissolution, such as uid temperature, pressure, pH value, porosity, permeability, and. tilting - tower of Pisa excess pumping, cone of depression c) the process by which waves move material along the bottom in very deep water a) elevation of the land surface near the shore d) all of the above, pacific ocean plate moving 5 centimeters a yearhow old will the island rock be when it begins to submerge into the trench Aquifers Layers which hold usable amounts of water are called aquifers. e) all of the above are involved, what is the ultimate source of food for animals living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents? c) changes in the isotopic composition of marine shells 4. bringing contamination into previously uncontained wells, well ( from below the water table) mimics in a subdued way the topography of the earth's surface. c) the present is the key to the past ground level above the potentiometric surface b) abyssal plain Porosity depends on both soil texture and structure. c) the surface area increase as the rock is fractured d) dry wash The soil moisture content can also be expressed in percent of volume. a) Asia rifted apart form Europe In groundwater assessments, it is the interconnected pore volume occupied by flowing groundwater that is of most interest. c) cement Darcy's Law 5. a) salty water moving through the deep parts of the crust d) continental shelves along passive margins, how did the South Atlantic Ocean form? d) all of the above b) rapid seafloor spreading displaces water from ocean basins Therefore, the higher the original porosity, the more easily the rock was affected by dissolution. e) the ash and pumice were hot and became compared, Which of the following is the best example of heat transfer by conduction? c) seamounts c) warm air flowing around the equator due to the Earth's rotation a) centrifugal force that causes water to bulge along the poles c) abundant magma formed within a typical mid ocean ridge c) growth of new minerals b) cattle ranching b) they can be buried and decay, leaving a cavity in the rock X+YZ. c) waves can erode, deposit, or simply transport sediment Free drainage occurs because of the force of gravity pulling on the water. c) limestone Weve pioneered distance learning for over 50 years, bringing university to you wherever you are so you can fit study around your life. b) the rock cooled quickly c) compacted clay d) all of the above c.Rocks with rounded grains generally have a higher porosity than rocks with angular grains; for instance, example (a) has a higher porosity than example (c). b) Africa and North America collided to form the Appalachian Mountains b. HF\mathrm{HF}HF will have a lower vapor pressure at 50C-50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}50C than HBr\mathrm{HBr}HBr. Most of the water on Earth is found- in oceans Porosity- how much water soil can HOLD High porosity- materials that are well-sorted and round Low Porosity- Materials that are mixed and regular Permeability- how easily water can flow or pass through rock or soil Lowest permeability rock- Shale, silt, clay Aquifer- rock that contains groundwater . b) the crust is thicker e) weather it is a permanent or ephemeral stream, d) the velocity and turbulence of the current, which of the following features are generally not associated with mountain streams and rivers? water goes to reduce pressure. Permeability is a physical property of. c) dolostone d) strike-slip a) oceans a) trees are cleared for small farms so that people can live off the land b) the magnetic properties of hydrogen e) none of these, d) are composed of lava flows, pyroclastic material, and mudflows, The most dangerous type of volcano is a: d) mars, What causes a water molecule to be polar? b) bigger and rounder as they are transported If there was no pore space in the 10 cm3 sample the final volume of water would be 110 ml. a) scoria cone b) the lava forms a ropy texture 1. stop input and let nature remove it - easy but slow Groundwater flows at right angles to the equipotential lines in the same way that water flowing down a slope would flow at right angles to the contour lines. b) the # of electrons c) the rock broke apart as it flowed Lowers water table/ Q/A. d) all of the above Porosity and Permeability. a) mudflows d) dunes formed by wind, What typically happens to the size, shape, and sorting of clasts as they are transported from steep mountains toward more gentle settings? d) they can be too small to see but can build diagnostic features in the rocks Anyone can learn for free on OpenLearn, but signing-up will give you access to your personal learning profile and record of achievements that you earn while you study. d) water is pulled by gravity of the moon Groundwater is water that exists in the pore spaces and fractures in rock and sediment beneath the Earth's surface. a) a compass needle would point south c) groundwater c) past events, such as landslides and earthquakes a) Hawaii d) all of the above c) Co2 gas from roots water percolates straight down - pull of gravity, zone where all open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water b) oil and gas perfectly sorted) are the most porous (Figure 14a). c) convergent and divergent In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: a) controls the amount of water that can be sorted b) determines the compostion of the cement between grains and clasts c) does not depend on the size and shape of grains and clasts d) is constant from one type of material to another. b) mountain belt or island arc e) all of the above, d) water is pulled by gravity of the moons, which source of drinking water is most likely to be pure and safe to drink? d) construction of dams for hydroelectric power e) none of the above, b) large cross beds in a well stored sandstone usually indicate deposition by wind, which of the following is most likely to occur at shallow crustal levels? b) an increase in snow cover causes the atmosphere to heat up whcih causes more evaporation d) a line that separates the tree from the grasslands on the shaded relief maps. a) offshore sand bars that have become coastal dunes c) confined Some part of the precipitation that lands on the ground surface infiltrates into the subsurface. e) reaction with acids from decaying plants, which of the following ism\ not a way to form layers in a sedimentary rock? Eventually it emerges back to the land surface, into rivers, and into the oceans to keep the water cycle going. d) all of the above, which of the following is true about how a lake can relate to the water table? a) spring water a) atmosphere e) none of these, Cali has 2 types of plate boundaries associated with its geology they are ? b) the amount of sediment in rivers d. HCl\mathrm{HCl}HCl is more soluble in water than in CCl4\mathrm{CCl}_4CCl4. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 2(1), 39-43. d) dissolving some parts of the rock and carrying the material away a) an oil seep e) all of the above are source of material in soil, e) all of the above are source of material in soil, what is the main force involved in the stability of slopes? a) mostly sand c) a transform fault to a subduction zone a) water contracting as it freezes The total volume of open space in which the groundwater can reside is porosity. e) none of these, which of the following is not one of the main families of rocks? The unsaturated zone, immediately below c) using satellites to observe the sea floor surface a) the amount of precipitation on land e) poorly sorted sand, silt, and clay, In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: b) near the poles Groundwater moves significantly slower than surface water. b) the atmosphere rotating faster at the equator than at the poles d) delta along an ocean or lake a) a lake that is above the water table may lose water to groundwater A contaminant enters the ground water, it flows along with the water and disperses within the water and forms this down gradient (downstream) of the point of entry. b) leaves and other plant debris The amount of water a material can hold is directly related to the porosity since water will try and fill the empty spaces in a material. Permeability takes this pore space and connects the voids together so that water can pass through. a) color d circulation directions are not systematic In some permeable materials groundwater may move several meters in a day; in other places, it moves only a few centimeters in a century. b) scoria cone whose magmas are interacting with groundwater a) burial and tectonic forces c) volcanic glass This information allows the laboratory sample to be recompacted to a similar consistency. Uploaded By ms382587; Pages 62 Ratings 95% (19) 18 out of 19 people found this document helpful; b) abyssal plain A rock with good porosity can hold a lot of groundwater. d) smaller and more angular a fossils indicate that a sediment was deposited on land b.For consolidated shale and sandstone sediments, the larger the grain size, the higher the porosity. b) quaternary The outflow maybe into a stream, lake, spring, wetland, etc. b) 100 meters Which material has . The effective porosity may equal, or be less than, the total porosity (n) of the sample (Table 1). c) a burner gives heat through the air without touching the object e) open ocean away from land, which of these environments is least likely to deposit siltstone or shale? Permeability: a measure of the ability of a material (such as rocks) to transmit fluids Porosity and permeability are related properties of any rock or loose sediment. d) volcanic activity releases Co2 and water vapor that can cause atmospheric warming b) rapids d) bacteria that break down hydrogen sulfide, d) bacteria that break down hydrogen sulfide, which of the following environments would likely have clasts smaller than sand? b) abyssal plain c) a line that connects all the high points on a topographic map e) all the above, which of the following is true about how shorelines are affected from the water side? when groundwater is extracted (overpumping) and the grains are compacted to fill the empty space e) all of the above, which of the following environments would likely have large clasts? b) steep slopes d) ice caps and glaciers However, groundwater, even flowing through rocks with hydraulic conductivities as high as 1 m per day, will only have a speed of around 3 103 m per day under the hydraulic gradient from the Chilterns to London, and will take thousands of years to travel the same distance. Types of Wells 7. 3. landfills a) mineral deposits relate to granites a) ordovician creates limitation on future water supply, reduce use of water by all sectors and encourage recycling of water, the unsaturated zone above the water table, the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area Leaks of contaminated flowback water Poor Management, Which of the following statements about groundwater is FALSE? The top level of this saturated zone is called ground water table. a) S waves Measuring Effective Porosity Effective porosity can be determined at the laboratory scale when sediment and rock samples of a given volume are dried and then the pore spaces are filled with water (Figure 8). a) mid-ocean ridge c) glaciers depress the land surface which pulls sea level down with it the volume of open spaces in rock or soil. a) smaller and rounder as they are transported Groundwater is water stored inside the Earth's soil and rock layers. 37. c) hardness We used time-resolved (4-D) microtomographic data to capture the dynamic evolution of the porosity in layered NaCl-NaCl/biotite samples over 1619 and 1932 h of compaction. a) s strong current c) canyons incised into bedrock When such zones are penetrated by wells, the water rises above the point at which it was first found because a confined aquifer is under pressure exceeding that of atmospheric pressure. 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