Which Of The Following Would Produce A Lower Water Table

Question: Which of the following represent the largest volume of freshwater found on Earth?

  1. Ice sheets and glaciers

  2. B. Water vapor in the atmosphere

  3. C. Rivers

  4. D. Lakes

  5. E. Groundwater

  6. Answer: A. Ice sheets and glaciers

  7. Question:

  8. Answer: A. Water in a groundwater system is stored in subsurface pore spaces and fractures.

  9. Question: In the ___, groundwater fills the pore space.

  10. A. Capillary fringe

  11. B. Unsaturated zone

  12. C. Water table

  13. D. Zone of saturation

  14. E. Bedrock

  15. Answer: D. Zone of saturation

  16. Question: The water table ____.

  17. A. Reaches its lowest level beneath hills and ascends toward valleys.

  18. B. Surface is a subdued version of the surface topography

  19. C. Represents the lower limit of the zone of saturation

  20. D. Always comes into contact with streams

  21. E. Is only observed where it reaches the surface

  22. Answer: B. Surface is a subdued version of the surface topography

  23. Question: A ___ is separated from the groundwater system by the unsaturated zone.

  24. A. Losing stream (connected)

  25. B. Losing stream (disconnected)

  26. C. Capillary fringe

  27. D. Gaining stream

  28. E. Lake

  29. Answer: B. Losing stream (disconnected)

  30. Question: How would the water table be affected if Earth were made up of uniform, permeable material?

  31. A. The water table would be a little deeper.

  32. B. The water table would be unaffected.

  33. C. The water table would not exist.

  34. D. The water table would be a little shallower.

  35. Answer: C. The water table would not exist.

  36. Question:

  37. Answer: D. Earth’s surface is irregular, and permeability decreases with depth within Earth.

  38. Question:

  39. Answer: C.An increase in the amount of discharge to surface water

  40. D. A decrease in the amount of recharge to groundwater

  41. Question:

  42. Answer: C. Use of water by humans increases discharge, resulting in lowered water tables.

  43. Question: What is the water table?

  44. A.The top of the saturated zone beneath Earth’s surface

  45. B. The zone beneath Earth’s surface that is saturated with water

  46. C. The bottom of the saturated zone beneath Earth’s surface

  47. D. The zone beneath Earth’s surface that is just above the zone that is saturated with water

  48. Answer: A.The top of the saturated zone beneath Earth’s surface

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