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What is the function of aquitards in an aquifer?
What is the function of aquitards in an aquifer?
- Store excessive fluid
- Allow water to flow freely
- Prevent water from percolating through (correct)
- Increase the porosity of the aquifer
Why are geysers formed?
Why are geysers formed?
- Because of excessive fluid stored in the pore space
- When igneous rock chambers exist underground (correct)
- As a result of hazardous chemicals mixing with water
- Due to the water table intercepting the ground surface
What is the primary role of groundwater in creating sinkholes and caverns?
What is the primary role of groundwater in creating sinkholes and caverns?
- Saturating the zone of aeration
- Causing landslides through pumping
- Acting as an erosion agent (correct)
- Being a renewable source of water
How does porosity differ from permeability in sediment and rock?
How does porosity differ from permeability in sediment and rock?
What is one of the problems associated with groundwater as mentioned in the text?
What is one of the problems associated with groundwater as mentioned in the text?
What is the term for the study of life on earth over more than 11,700 years ago?
What is the term for the study of life on earth over more than 11,700 years ago?
Which type of unconformity involves a tilted rock overlain by flat-lying rocks?
Which type of unconformity involves a tilted rock overlain by flat-lying rocks?
What process involves showing that rocks at different locations were deposited at the same time and have similar ages?
What process involves showing that rocks at different locations were deposited at the same time and have similar ages?
Which principle states that in sedimentary rocks, each bed is older than the one above it?
Which principle states that in sedimentary rocks, each bed is older than the one above it?
What type of rock must exist in order to be included in another rock?
What type of rock must exist in order to be included in another rock?
Which ocean is approximately the same size as the Atlantic Ocean?
Which ocean is approximately the same size as the Atlantic Ocean?
What is the primary source of power for the hydrologic cycle making it an external process?
What is the primary source of power for the hydrologic cycle making it an external process?
'Thermohaline circulation' refers to ocean water movements due to differences in what properties?
'Thermohaline circulation' refers to ocean water movements due to differences in what properties?
Which type of water channels are made of loose sediment and can occur in meandering or braided forms?
Which type of water channels are made of loose sediment and can occur in meandering or braided forms?
Where do abyssal organisms typically reside?
Where do abyssal organisms typically reside?
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