d) swimming pools, the Coriolis effect in the atmosphere is due to: Which of the following is NOT true about the water table? a) a pan is placed directly on a burner c) fluid pressure is greater than the confining pressure Good aquifers are those with high permeability such as poorly cemented sands, d) cleavage c) weathering of rocks releases chemical elements that make the oceans salty b) have different types of geological hazards gravity and pressure ( so downward, sideways and upward), an area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer. b) crystals grown in a laboratory b) scoria cone whose magmas are interacting with groundwater Porosity and Permeability. The morphology and porosity of prepared composite material were observed by SEM analysis. However, whether that groundwater is able to flow in significant quantities depends on the permeability. a) water pressure c) convergent and divergent Hydrogeologic Properties of Earth Materials and Principles of Groundwater Flow Copyright 2020 by The Authors. d) meanders, which of the following settings contains the least amount of water? 3. may lead to contaminations form pollutants, Occurs if water is drawn out of aquifer and replaced with air. d) silicates c) a younger rock can include pieces of an older rock. 35. a.Why is the sample in Figure 14a a well-sorted sediment, and why are Figures 14b and c poorly sorted sediments? Porosity is the percentage of void space in a rock. a) uplift and weathering d) uncompacted clay a) transform and convergent must drill deeper, Letter - Part 3 Type Styles and typeface desi, Chapt 2 Letters - part 2 Classification of Le. d) glaciers tie up large volumes of water that would otherwise be in the sea, d) glaciers tie up large volumes of water that would otherwise be in the sea, which of the following is not a way a glaicer moves downhill? c) limestone b) volcanic eruptions a) the magma has a low content of gas b) Mt. b) convection currents in the atmosphere Khalil and Monterio Santos (2009) analyzed the groundwater saturation relation with aquifer resistivity and hydraulic conductivity from Kozeny-Carman (KC) and Archie's second law. The amount of water that a rock can store depends on its porosity, which is the proportion of the volume of the rock that consists of pores: The principal factors that control porosity are grain size and shape, the degree of sorting (a well-sorted sediment has a narrow range of grain size), the extent to which cement occupies the pore spaces of grains and the amount of fracturing. c) confined d) a line that separates the tree from the grasslands on the shaded relief maps. The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its secondary activity of credit broking. b) climate and vegetation Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. 33. Water contained under the ground's surface, located in the spaces between soil particles and in the cracks of sand, gravel, and rock; a natural resource and source of water for drinking, irrigation, recreation, and industry. b) bigger and rounder as they are transported d) all of these c) when an ocean current reverses direction resulting in cooler sea temp in the eastern pacific c) medium grained granite D. It absorbs most of the water it contains from rivers. The permittivity develops the electric field, whereas the permeability develops the magnetic field. b) rapids 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) metamorphic This results in a soil moisture content in volume . The effective porosity may equal, or be less than, the total porosity (n) of the sample (Table 1). a) controls the amount of water that can be sorted a) industry c) they can be preserved in ancient tree sap Igneous and metamorphic rocks generally have very low porosity, because of their interlocking crystals. b) Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska b) leaves and other plant debris . holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or . pore spaces in the unsaturated zone contain air with no water, there is an unsaturated zone below some rivers. lowers the water table, 1. cone of depression Groundwater is water that exists in the pore spaces and fractures in rock and sediment beneath the Earth's surface. a) the depth to which wave action extends groundwater that is accessible as a water resource transmits water easily - material is porous and permeable Aquitard A material of low porosity and permeability that greatly slows the movement of ground water Aquiclude A body of rock that will not transmit water at all little or no porosity or permeability water table d) south America rifted apart from Africa Porosity ultimately affects the amount of water a particular rock type can hold and depends on a couple of different factors. what combination of porosity and permeability is best for an aquifer? when groundwater is extracted (overpumping) and the grains are compacted to fill the empty space e) poorly sorted sand, silt, and clay, In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: a. LiF\mathrm{LiF}LiF will have a higher vapor pressure at 25C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}25C than H2S\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~S}H2S. (2010). Porosity is usually stated as a percentage of the material's total volume. a) are a combination of shield volcanoes, scoria cones, and other volcanoes d) aligned magnetic minerals within Earth's inner core, c) movement of iron and electrical currents within Earth's outer core, Which of the following is associated with mid-ocean ridges? a) rock avalanche Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) wells are part of a system to take surplus fresh surface water, treat it as required for permit compliance, and then store it in the Floridan Aquifer System (FAS) for subsequent recovery during dry periods. d) strike-slip Porosity determines the amount of water that a rock or sediment can contain. a) there was a lot of gas in the magma 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. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about the ground that we walk on? 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. Porosity is a description of how much space there could be to hold water under the ground, and permeability describes how those pores are shaped and interconnected. excess pumping For most rocks, porosity varies from less than 1% to 40%. less water - lower land 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? with a depth of 1 m, and a surface area of 1 m 2) contains 0.150 m 3 of water (e.g. In some permeable materials groundwater may move several metres in a day; in other places, it moves only . Much groundwater is used for irrigation. c) it ends up as sand in rivers, dunes, and beaches b) scattered stone (dropstones) in fine grained sediment Groundwater is found in two zones. b) ice and snow that exist throughout the entire year Dividing both sides of Darcy's law (Equation 1) by A gives: where q is the specific discharge, the volume of water flowing through unit cross-sectional area, i.e. Materials 2023, 16, 1828. https: . a) scratched and polished bedrock Porosity is more associated with storage of water, while permeability is more associated with groundwater movement and flow. c) a rise in sea level during the day because of an increase in storms b) the amount of sediment in rivers c) the rock broke apart as it flowed The porosity will vary with grain size in the following ways: a.For unconsolidated sediments, the larger the grain size, the lower the porosity (Table 1). c) thrust d) all of the above 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%. d) thousands of isotopic ages measured by different methods cause groundwater to flow in curved upward path to streams and lakes, a well that brings pressurized water to the surface without pumping c) the Caribbean a) a hurricane or cyclone is occurring e) reaction with acids from decaying plants, which of the following ism\ not a way to form layers in a sedimentary rock? b. number of atoms in 5.66gI25.66 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{I}_25.66gI2 For example, to determine the effective porosity of a granular earth material, a sample volume is collected, allowed to dry completely, and then water is introduced slowly to the base of the sample (so that air can escape from the top). e) a and b only, which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed? The outflow maybe into a stream, lake, spring, wetland, etc. d) all of the above, El nino is a condition that brings increased precipitation to the eastern Pacific Ocean basin when: A. Troposphere, decreases, increases B. 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 b) covalent bond c) native minerals Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. b) past changes in climate e) none of these, Cali has 2 types of plate boundaries associated with its geology they are ? Well Development Malla Reddy University Follow Advertisement Advertisement Recommended Groundwater !SYOU co-designed sneakers 2.7k views 29 slides b) perched c) tectonic subsidence during earthquakes can cause flooding and change local climates Some part of the precipitation that lands on the ground surface infiltrates into the subsurface. c) Mt. b) very smooth topography as a result of the sedimentary cover a) mid-ocean ridges 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. water table is not as great as the overlying land, the water table intersects the ground surface, -Surface topography e) open ocean away from land, which of these environments is least likely to deposit siltstone or shale? e) all of the above are ways fossils can be preserved, e) all of the above are ways fossils can be preserved, To what does the term evolution refer? b) the area offshore of northern Australia C. It has the capacity to store large amounts of water. c) 100 mill porosity - the amount of empty space in a rock or other earth substance; this empty space is known as pore space. Hydraulic conductivity is generally expressed in meters per day. e) atmosphere, which of the following is correctly described part of the hydrologic cycle? d) a change in climate of the region Q/A. The permittivity measures the obstruction produces by the material in the formation of the electric field, whereas the permeability is the ability of the material to allow magnetic lines to conduct through it. D. all of the above Which of the following is true about how a lake can relate to the water table? a) halides b) abyssal plain From the following data, obtained at 360K360 \mathrm{~K}360K: (b) determine the initial rate of disappearance of X\mathrm{X}X when the concentration of X\mathrm{X}X is 0.30M0.30 \mathrm{M}0.30M and that of Y\mathrm{Y}Y is 0.40M0.40 \mathrm{M}0.40M. b) the # of electrons This determines how easy it is for water to flow from one pore to the next. d) all of the above Measurement of Coefficient of Permeability of Soil 6. a) the early oceans were salty because comets are dirty snowballs a) well sorted sandstone a) forces are pushing inward from all directions by the same amount The effective porosity can then be computed using Equation 6 as 2 cm3/10 cm3 = 0.20. 3. a change in direction of groundwater flow the ability of a material to allow fluids to pass through an interconnected network of pores. e) open ocean away from land, if a rock is poorly sorted, this means the rock contains: b) igneous c) counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere c) the process by which waves move material along the bottom in very deep water 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 . e) all of the above affect potential hazards of shorelines, e) all of the above affect potential hazards of shorelines, which of the following most likely indicates that the sea level has fallen relative to the land? This information allows the laboratory sample to be recompacted to a similar consistency. a) a line that connects the peaks and valleys of an area e) both a and c, Which of the following landscape features is not common in deserts? e) a wide range in the size of clasts, which of the following places would not be a good place to visit a reef? d) 1 bill, which of the following is not a mineral? e) all types can generate earthquakes, What type of seismic wave can pass through liquid? e) we use all of these techniques, what is associated with reversed magnetic polarity? Personalise your OpenLearn profile, save your favourite content and get recognition for your learning, Download this course for use offline or for other devices. c) hot water is trapped below the seafloor is released Calculate the following. 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. c) a lake can gain water if it is lower then the water table in areas adjacent to the lake a) trees are cleared for small farms so that people can live off the land a) bouncing sand grains along the surface Porosity is the percent of open spaces or voids within a volume of soil or rock. The porosity is also lower if the sediment is poorly sorted, because small grains can occupy the spaces between larger grains (Figure 14b). Internal friction and the various paths water takes are factors affecting hydraulic conductivity. Drag each planet into its proper position in the Solar System from top, closest to the Sun, to bottom, farthest. e) all of these, In identifying different minerals what don't geologists use? d) the abundance of ice in the north and south polar regions, c) the position of the hydrogen atoms on one side of the molecule, Vertical intrusions are refereed to as? c) Co2 gas from roots d) water from precipitation and snowmelt Sediments decrease in porosity as the angularity of the grains increases because the grains can pack more closely together, the bumps of some grains fitting into indentations in others (Figure 14c). d) compression that buckles the crust forming the ridge Aquifer Parameters 4. a) metallic bond b) magnetism a) they can be replaced by hard minerals like silica One type of secondary porosity is fracture porosity, caused by cracks in rocks (Figure 14f). c) mid-ocean ridge b) quartz does not weather and so it keeps the granite from weathering which of the following is a principle to interpret relative ages? a) near magma but a shallow levels d) marine terraces 1999-2023. a) a lake that is above the water table may lose water to groundwater c) tar pits Effective porosity (ne) is defined as the ratio of the volume of interconnected pore spaces (VI) to the total volume (VT) as defined in Equation 6 and illustrated in Figure 7. In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: A. controls the amount of water that can be stored Which of the following aquifers require a low permeability zone above it or below it? c) a transform fault to a subduction zone a) Hawaii BSc (Honours) Geography and Environmental Science. 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 e) none of these, which of the following is not one of the main families of rocks? a) extreme heating of the seas near the equator e) shallow, clear waters off Iceland, which of the following can we understand by studying sedimentary rocks? 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. d) ice caps and glaciers d) the presence of offshore islands and and bars The main layers of the Earth in correct order, from the surface moving down is: Geology can help us learn about Earth's past by studying. 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? 34. b) volcanic eruption b) debris flow d) the lower parts of the glacier flows faster that the upper part, d) the lower parts of the glacier flows faster that the upper part, which of the following is not a type of evidence left behind by glaciers? 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 Effective porosity values representing large volumes of earth materials can also be computed from field hydrogeological tracer testing where water containing a solute, dye, or isotope is injected into a groundwater system and its spread is monitored. D a. does not depend on the size and shape of grains and clasts b. is constant from one type of material to another c. determines the composition of the cement between grains and clasts d. controls the amount of water that can be stored The permeability of a material refers to. a) a weak current b) the lava forms a ropy texture Shasta d) all of the above e) rock fall, what is the main reason why the oceans are salty? a) occurrence of a discrete event like a flood b) the rock cooled quickly c) biosphere characteristics found in all good aquifers. c) dark porous lava flows c) a piece of California started moving northward up the west coast (Hide tip)]. If there was no pore space in the 10 cm3 sample the final volume of water would be 110 ml. c) uplift and unloading of pressure d) gravity 3. landfills Most simply, the aquifer's porosity and permeability (defined above) are variables that govern its hydraulic conductivity and storativity. b) transform and divergent c) dolostone funnels, are the result of groundwater and seawater erosion as . c) rain forests The water content in the soil at saturation is equal to the percent porosity . which type of map or diagram would best indicate would best elevation of the land surface? c) compacted clay Porosity is a description of how much space there could be to hold water under the ground, and permeability describes how those pores are shaped and interconnected. d) contamination spreads out as it moves, forming a widening plume, d) contamination spreads out as it moves, forming a widening plume, most of the groundwater pumped in the US is used for: e) all of the above are evidence left behind by glaciers, c) changes in the isotopic composition of marine shells, which of the following does not physically loosen rocks on the surface? 2. may reverse the flow of nearby groundwater b) irrigation Round particles will pack more tightly than particles with sharp edges. a) quartzite d) continental shelves along passive margins, how did the South Atlantic Ocean form? Why is it important to know about porosity and permeability? d) seawater is drawn into a mid ocean ridge, which of the following igneous rocks would be formed by the fastest cooling? d) whether water runs off the land or sinks into the ground b) traveltine a) ductile behavior a) to observe the changes in the fossil record mimics in a subdued way the topography of the earth's surface. e) Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessese, what are some ways that geology controls ecology? This is common in limestones, which are dissolved by acidic rainwater and groundwater: immense caverns may be formed by this process. A rock with good porosity can hold a lot of groundwater. c) ground water d) transform faulting uplifts the rocks c) groundwater Types of Aquifers 3. a) mid-ocean ridges b) coarse granite e. MgO\mathrm{MgO}MgO will have a higher vapor pressure at 25C25{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}25C than CH3CH2OH\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH}CH3CH2OH. 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? d) rock slide 3. saline intrusion a) two plates are colliding c) 1 meter d) volcanic activity releases Co2 and water vapor that can cause atmospheric warming b) the dissolved and suspended load of a river from confined aquifer d) large, angular, poorly sorted clasts reflect a large amount of transportation a) a change in mineral comp Confining beds vary in permeability and . a) the amount of precipitation on land a.The sample in Figure 14a has a fairly uniform grain size, so is geologically well-sorted, whereas samples in Figures 14b and c have a range of grain sizes. a) the hardness of bedrock along the coast The rate of groundwater flow is determined by a variety of factors, including porosity, permeability, aquifer gradient and outflow of the aquifer system. d) water cannot erode unless it is carrying sediment Both are related to the number, size, and connections of openings in the rock. A soil moisture content of 150 mm/m. e) all of the above are ways to form layers, e) all of the above are ways to form layers, Which of the following does not help define layers in some sedimentary rocks? e) a and b only, the term half life represents the time it takes: So how fast does water flow underground? At the scale of laboratory investigations, careful attention to the conditions of the porous sample is required. d) Transform e) none of the above, A lava solidifies into non vesicular basalt instead of vesicular basalt because: d) in the subtropics 38. The actual speed of groundwater flow (v) is given by: where n is the porosity of the rock. More specifically, porosity of a rock is a measure of its ability to hold a fluid. c) Divergent So, for a given specific discharge, a low porosity gives a much higher speed of flow; this is because the same amount of flow has to go through a much smaller porous area. a) spring water A confining layer is a layer of low permeability geologic material that restricts the flow of water to or from the aquifer. b) abyssal plain All Rights Reserved. b) recycled waste water e) none of these, Which of the following would not be considered a volcanic hazard? In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: controls the amount of water that can be stored, determines the composition of the cement between grains and clasts, does not depend on the size and shape of grains and clasts, is constant from one type of material to another. d) all of the above, Which of the following is evidence that Earth's history is not short? c) convergent If youre new to university-level study, read our guide on Where to take your learning next, or find out more about the types of qualifications we offer including entry level d) prevailing wind direction 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. b) rolling sand grains along the surface (a)-(d) show vertical sections 1 cm across, (e) and (f) are 1 m across. d) construction of dams for hydroelectric power Water usually helps to dissolve limestone by forming a weak, carbonic acid. Study: Third of Big Groundwater Basins in Distress View document [Tip: hold and click a link to open it in a new tab. e) none of the above, d) south America rifted apart from Africa, Which of the following is not a way in which we map and investigate the seafloor? e) all the above, which of the following does not affect the potential hazards of a shoreline ? c) intermolecular bond 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? How does a cross bed form? d) oversteepening of cliffs or hillslopes during road construction b) the fault suddenly uplifts or downdrops the seafloor a) sunlight and photosynthesis e) continental shelves, which of the following parts of the seafloor are the shallowest ? b) Gaines b) a transform fault to a spreading center Drag the art in the correct order, arranged from the youngest (most recent) at the top (number 1)to the, Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", of oil and gas deposits is affecting water quality? Well Construction 8. -20392" aria-label="More on What Is Porosity And How Is It Related To Permeability">Read more</a></p> a) the water temperature 6. attract more contaminants a) an abrupt change is the composition of the sediment d) heating occurs in deserts of the American Southwest during summer time C c) roots that pry apart fractures as the root grows in size c) the lava flow breaks apart as it flows b) abyssal plain c) glaciers depress the land surface which pulls sea level down with it Access modules, Certificates, and Short Courses. c) volcanoes Reveal answer Consolidated (compacted and/or cemented) sedimentary rocks, and igneous and metamorphic rocks are usually less porous than unconsolidated sediments ( Table 1 ). It originates as rainfall or snow, and then moves through the soil into the groundwater system, where it eventually makes its way back to surface streams, lakes, or oceans. a) smaller and rounder as they are transported c) abundant magma formed within a typical mid ocean ridge e) all the above, which of the following is true about how shorelines are affected from the water side? Just create an account and sign in. b) quartz rich sandstone "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%. d) metamorphism c) mudcracks are formed in deep water environments where sand and mud can be deposited in thin layers d) migration of deserts and advances of the sea e) lithosphere is thinner and hotter, rocks moving from a source area become: . d) the surface area decrease as the rock is fractured e) none of the above, b) the fault suddenly uplifts or downdrops the seafloor, which of the following types of faults does not generate earthquakes? X+YZ. c) P waves B. . 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