Faulting and Groundwater Quiz
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What type of pressure can cause groundwater to move up along fault openings to form a spring?

  • Osmotic pressure
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Capillary pressure
  • Hydrostatic pressure (correct)
  • In which type of aquifer can groundwater move up along fault openings to form a spring?

  • Confined aquifer (correct)
  • Artesian aquifer
  • Unconfined aquifer
  • Perched aquifer
  • What geological phenomenon may give rise to conditions for the formation of a spring due to faulting?

  • Erosion
  • Faulting (correct)
  • Volcanism
  • Deposition
  • What type of rocks are typically present at contacts where springs emerge?

    <p>Permeable rocks overlying rocks of low permeability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does spring water typically emerge in relation to the rock contacts?

    <p>At the contacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What geological condition gives rise to the emergence of spring water due to faulting?

    <p>Relatively permeable rocks overlying rocks of low permeability at fault contacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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