gravity and pressure ( so downward, sideways and upward), an area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer. B. . a) the tendency of the continents on a spinning globe to be thrown outward In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: A. controls the amount of water that can be stored B. determines the composition 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. c) wave cut notches and platforms that are above sea level b) the atmosphere rotating faster at the equator than at the poles a) transport of the clast over long distance a) a change in mineral comp c) fluid pressure is greater than the confining pressure b) cooling and contraction b) cattle ranching However, in a material like a gravel, sand and clay mixture the porosity is much less as the smaller grains fill the spaces. Q/A. Some rocks have pores that are not part of active groundwater flow paths (e.g., some voids in vesicular basalt); pores that are dead ends (similar to a cul-de-sac on a street map); and pores with extremely small connections such that even water molecules do not easily pass, as is the case for some pores in clays. If a disturbed unconsolidated sample needs to be repacked into a container for porosity testing, it is best if the degree of compaction is noted for the native field conditions (e.g., by using a cone penetrometer or a standard penetration test). a) alluvial fan d) transform faulting uplifts the rocks b) a line that represents continuous points of equal elevation b) the presence of coral reefs on land c) the rock broke apart as it flowed Measurement of Coefficient of Permeability of Soil 6. Round particles will pack more tightly than particles with sharp edges. d) water cannot erode unless it is carrying sediment e) rodents and other burrowing organisms, what happens to the surface area of exposed rock if a rock is fractured? Two important factors help determine how good an aquifer is: Uploaded on Oct 30, 2014 Dorian Phelps + Follow water water table confined aquifers saturated zone lowered water table d) is constant from one type of material to another, a) controls the amount of water that can be sorted, which of the following aquifers require a low permeability zone above it or below it? c) the sediment becomes more poorly sorted A coarse soil has bigger particles than a fine soil, but it has less porosity, or overall pore space. c) glaciers depress the land surface which pulls sea level down with it 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? characteristics found in all good aquifers. A. C. This dissolution widens cracks into caves or caverns. b) past changes in climate After sufficient time is allowed for the pores to become saturated (the water volume in the container stops changing), the volume in the beaker is recorded as 108 ml. d) joints that form when rock pressures are released b) near the poles pore spaces in the unsaturated zone contain air with no water, there is an unsaturated zone below some rivers. -the permeability of the aquifer From the choices given below and the actual meaning of the term, porosity can be referred to or considered as the ease with which water is able to flow from one pore to another in rock.Therefore, the option D holds true.. What is the significance of porosity? The porosity of rocks may be increased by processes that occur after the rocks have formed. 1. a) scoria cone 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. 7. pore collapse. These pores are isolated from the active groundwater system, thus do not contribute to exchange of groundwater storage or transmission of groundwater. which type of map or diagram would best indicate would best elevation of the land surface? Aquifers Layers which hold usable amounts of water are called aquifers. d) flooding 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). b) sandstone e) none of the above, c) most groundwater forms when water on the surface infiltrates into the ground, which of the following materials probably has the lowest porosity? 38. Lowers water table/ c) Mt. C. A. b) magnetism lowers the water table, 1. cone of depression 3. may lead to contaminations form pollutants, Occurs if water is drawn out of aquifer and replaced with air. More specifically porosity of a rock is a measure of its ability to hold a . b) playa c) how close the river is to the ocean b) Africa and North America collided to form the Appalachian Mountains The program translates a letter (uppercase or lowercase) to a digit and leaves all other characters intact. c) when an ocean current reverses direction resulting in cooler sea temp in the eastern pacific 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 . Lecture notes Dr. J.K Mwangi ECE 2402; Hydrology I 2 Occurrence of groundwater Figure 1: Classification of sub-surface water Saturated zone: Here water completely fills all the pore spaces between the soil grains forming a huge underground reservoir. must drill deeper, Letter - Part 3 Type Styles and typeface desi, Chapt 2 Letters - part 2 Classification of Le. a) a line that connects the peaks and valleys of an area d) are composed of lava flows, pyroclastic material, and mudflows The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). a) normal permanent - can stop it but not undo it, 1. pesticides and herbicides e) all of these, In identifying different minerals what don't geologists use? Hydrogeologists classify these aquifers based on two main qualities, the porosity or free space between particles in the aquifer, and permeability. d circulation directions are not systematic c) warm air flowing around the equator due to the Earth's rotation In the example above, 1 m 3 of soil (e.g. d) south America rifted apart from Africa c) the lava flow breaks apart as it flows Personalise your OpenLearn profile, save your favourite content and get recognition for your learning, Download this course for use offline or for other devices. The fractional volume of pores that are interconnected is referred to as effective porosity. d) a and b only The porosity of rocks describes the rocks' capacity to hold water. d) the inside of tubular breaking wave that is perfect for surfing Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. The best aquifers for tapping groundwater have both . What does porosity and permeability mean? e) both b an c, what is the main cause of high and low tides? d) the amount of stress is greater in some directions than in others, d) the amount of stress is greater in some directions than in others, what causes the stress that forms joints Water usually helps to dissolve limestone by forming a weak, carbonic acid. b) abyssal plain b) they can be buried and decay, leaving a cavity in the rock e) slate, oil that reaches the surface can form: For example, a 10 cm3 cube (10 milliliter (ml) total volume) of sandstone is placed in a beaker filled with 100 ml of water such that the volume reading on the beaker is 110 ml. d) all of the above, which of the following is true about how contamination moves in groundwater? b) near magma but at deep levels c) the # of electrons in the outer shell Water in the saturated groundwater system moves slowly and may eventually discharge into streams, lakes, and oceans. a)the magnetic properties of oxygen a) weathered rock and sediment a) color a) well sorted sandstone 5. change flow of water Types of Wells 7. d) all the rocks were deposited with the oldest on the bottom, Mid-ocean ridges are higher than surrounding oceanic crust primarily because: 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: D. all of the above Which of the following is true about how a lake can relate to the water table? 3. Porosity (how well rock material holds water) is also affected by the shape of rock particles. b) convection currents in the atmosphere b.Porosity is greater in well-sorted sediments, because the pore spaces are not filled by smaller grains. c) dunes formed by wind b) determines the compostion of the cement between grains and clasts e) a and b only, The Earth's magnetic field is generated by: d) all of the above 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? 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). e) all of the above, what is the primary reason an increase in glaciers on land would cause sea level to fall? More specifically, porosity of a rock is a measure of its ability to hold a fluid. e. number of Ca2+\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}Ca2+ ions in 4.71gCa3(PO4)24.71 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{Ca}_3\left(\mathrm{PO}_4\right)_24.71gCa3(PO4)2. water goes to reduce pressure. b) quartz does not weather and so it keeps the granite from weathering d) blowing salt crystals become incorporated into clouds and falls with the rainfall, c) weathering of rocks releases chemical elements that make the oceans salty, which of the following are true about how a stream erodes material? Porosity and Permeability. In groundwater assessments, it is the interconnected pore volume occupied by flowing groundwater that is of most interest. b) quaternary b) traveltine B. 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. Water can be held tighter in small pores than in large ones, so fine soils can hold more water than coarse soils. b) rates of seafloor spreading compared to the width of the Atlantic ocean e) all the above, which of the following is true about how shorelines are affected from the water side? c) rain forests e) a and b only, which of the following rocks cannot be metamorphosed? c) cement b) volcanic eruptions In broad terms, how does porosity vary with the grain size of (a) unconsolidated sediments and (b) consolidated sediments? a. number of atoms in 25.7gAl25.7 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{Al}25.7gAl e) all of the above, which of the following environments would likely have large clasts? b) the # of electrons All rights reserved. d) all of the above, what mineral resource do we use the most of? a) the amount of precipitation on land c) Jurrasic 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. Gravity and pressure move water downward and sideways underground through spaces between rocks. d) deep trenches, A divergent plate boundary is most likely associated with a(n): c) it ends up as sand in rivers, dunes, and beaches The movement of seawater into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to contamination of drinking water sources and other consequences. . a) controls the amount of water that can be sorted d) hydrosphere, which of the following is not considered a plate boundary? Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 2(1), 39-43. c) using satellites to observe the sea floor surface Start this free course now. 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. e) none of the above, a) the depth to which wave action extends, which of the following can influence weather a shoreline gains or loses sand with time? c) the rock cycle d) swimming pools, the Coriolis effect in the atmosphere is due to: In the case of groundwater, that material is the ground. Porosity determines the amount of water that a rock or sediment can contain. d) prevailing wind direction c) 100 mill c) intermolecular bond a) most waves are generated by earthquakes and become larger upon approaching the shore d) rock slide 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? a) near magma but a shallow levels b) reverse a) internal processes within the moon d) heating occurs in deserts of the American Southwest during summer time The effective porosity may equal, or be less than, the total porosity (n) of the sample (Table 1). The volume of water needed to saturate the sample is then divided by the sample volume to determine the effective porosity (Equation 6). a) shallow seas that are relatively free of suspended sediment b) drilling holes into the seafloor from ships c) weather sea level has risen or fallen relative to the coast Calculate the following. e) none of these, Which of the following would not be considered a volcanic hazard? b) linear island chain a) dissolution Ideally, sample structure, the degree of compaction, particle packing, and density would be representative of field conditions, which is referred to as an undisturbed sample. b) a pyroclastic flow Hydraulic conductivity is generally expressed in meters per day. The outflow maybe into a stream, lake, spring, wetland, etc. a) all rocks were originally deposited horizontally Sign up for our regular newsletter to get updates about our new free courses, interactives, videos and topical content on OpenLearn. a) the early oceans were salty because comets are dirty snowballs c) the surface area increase as the rock is fractured Groundwater is slightly acidic because a small amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). e) a and b only, which environments is least likely to deposit sand e) a wide range in the size of clasts, which of the following places would not be a good place to visit a reef? c) commercial lodging for typical hardwoods, such as mahogany In-situ- add chemicals to clean it up or microorganisms, area filled with air and water above the water table, water table mimics land surface but does not have same, relief a) adding water to a slope An aquifer is defined as a body of rock or unconsolidated sediment that has sufficient permeability to allow water to flow through it. d) gravity d) migration of deserts and advances of the sea c) volcanoes c) hot water is trapped below the seafloor is released a) when weakening of an ocean current results in cooler sea temp in the eastern pacific a) sand dunes along a beach or in a desert c) biosphere e) sand, gravel, and stone, geology 1301 - natural hazards & disasters, Combo with "Miller Ch 10 Geology Processes, H, Applications and Investigations In Earth Science, Dennis G. Tasa, Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens. d) Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio a) well sorted fine grained sediment a) water contracting as it freezes (2010). e) open ocean away from land, which of these environments is least likely to deposit siltstone or shale? e) all of these, Loaning of atoms reflects what type of bonding? Usually. 2. septic tanks c) P waves b) a change in grain size b) variations in thickness of slope a) burial and tectonic forces a) 1 mill a) because the temp of the oceans decreases from cold glacial streams c) nuclear energy from the heated uranium-rich rocks a) mid-ocean ridge e) all of the above, Tornado Alley is a region in the U.S. comprising: a) Asia rifted apart form Europe Our solutions are written by Chegg experts so you can be assured of the highest quality! b) the dissolved and suspended load of a river a) to observe the changes in the fossil record 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) 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? d) movement of water is restricted to rainfall and rivers What is a main way surface waters become groundwater? It fills the pores and fractures in underground materials such as sand, gravel, and other rock, much the same way that water fills a sponge. d) meanders, which of the following settings contains the least amount of water? excess pumping d. number of formula units in 2.99gNaClO2.99 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{NaClO}2.99gNaClO The total volume of open space in which the groundwater can reside is porosity. The unsaturated zone, immediately below a) Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina excess pumping, cone of depression a) bouncing sand grains along the surface 33. e) all of the above help define layers. Soil texture can also affect soil porosity There are three main soil textures: sand, silt, and clay. Porosity is the amount (or volume) of void in a rock compared to the total amount of the rock. c) hardness c)there are much fewer intervals of reversed polarity than normal polarity d) a change in climate of the region 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? This determines how easy it is for water to flow from one pore to the next. Consolidated (compacted and/or cemented) sedimentary rocks, and igneous and metamorphic rocks are usually less porous than unconsolidated sediments (Table 1). b) house fires b) quartz rich sandstone b) turbulence of the water is less important than the temp, which affects viscosity c) cementation c) floods from catastrophic melting of ice Darcy's Law 5. b) the water table intersect, or is higher than, the surface in many lakes b) melting and solidification a) a weak current d) the # of protons and neutrons, Orange County receives most of its drinking water from? b) volcanic eruption Just create an account and sign in. not lake, mountains, streams. 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? d) mars, What causes a water molecule to be polar? Lassen, A hot spot is interpreted to have formed from: d) oversteepening of cliffs or hillslopes during road construction e) a and b only. The definition of hydraulic conductivity (usually denoted "K" in hydrology formulas) is the rate at which water moves through material. 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. c) dark porous lava flows a) the # of neutrons Porosity is more associated with storage of water, while permeability is more associated with groundwater movement and flow. e) all of the above are common triggers for slope failure, e) all of the above are common triggers for slope failure, which of the following slope failures is least likely to cause casualties? b) the fault suddenly uplifts or downdrops the seafloor b) crystals grown in a laboratory b) sulfates c. Cl2\mathrm{Cl}_2Cl2 will have a higher boiling point than Ar\mathrm{Ar}Ar. c) beach along and ocean or lake Heavy metal contamination of ground water: The Surulere case study. 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. b) iron ore a) transform and convergent a) ductile behavior a) to dissolve half of the atoms in the lattice 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. The international standard letter/number mapping for telephones is: Write a function that returns a number, given an uppercase letter, as follows: Write a test program that prompts the user to enter a phone number as a string. c) Divergent a) steepness of slope Porosity depends on both soil texture and structure. b) compaction e) poorly sorted sand, silt, and clay, In a material that holds groundwater, porosity: b) bigger and rounder as they are transported c) a change in color Tens to thousands of cubic meters of earth materials are often sampled during field-scale tests. At the scale of laboratory investigations, careful attention to the conditions of the porous sample is required. d) hydrolysis -the amount of rainfall a) halides d) seawater is drawn into a mid ocean ridge, which of the following igneous rocks would be formed by the fastest cooling? b) mountain belt or island arc d) all of the above 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) a great variety of rock types as clasts d) sand with well rounded grains, which of the following materials has high porosity and high permeability? the ability of a material to allow fluids to pass through an interconnected network of pores. a) mountain ranges intercept wind and water affecting rainfall amounts A well drilled into an aquifer under pressure, requiring no pumping to get water flow c) Delaware, Maryland For example, water flowing through a porous sandstone flows more slowly than water flowing through a granite or limestone when the porosity is provided by just one or two narrow fissures. Groundwater Basin The underground area from which groundwater drains. In the case of groundwater, that material is the ground. b) scoria cone whose magmas are interacting with groundwater e) continental shelves, which of the following parts of the seafloor are the shallowest ? c) a line that connects all the high points on a topographic map which of the following best following best explains what a contour line is? c) does not depend on the size and shape of grains and clasts c) width of the beach the amount of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold: D. . d) solidification and uplift, Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, which of the following does not involve material above Earth's surface? Well Construction 8. d) conducting seismic surveys to investigate rock layers b) the crust is thicker b) brittle deformation d) Transform Porosity is usually stated as a percentage of the material's total volume. We measure porosity by the percentage of empty space that exists within a particular porous media. This research deals with the detailed physico-mechanical and petrographic investigations of Early Eocene Margalla Hill Limestone at Shah Alla Ditta area Islamabad that aims to explain its microfacies and engineering properties. Groundwater is water that exists in the pore spaces and fractures in rock and sediment beneath the Earth's surface. Porosity is the amount of free space within a material. Shasta c) a piece of California started moving northward up the west coast b.For consolidated shale and sandstone sediments, the larger the grain size, the higher the porosity. The volume of void space is 2 ml (2 cm3). a) fractured granite b.Which are more porous well-sorted sediments or poorly sorted sediments? The volume of water that fills the void spaces is assumed to represent the volume available to flowing groundwater, VI. Groundwater is water stored inside the Earth's soil and rock layers. e) shallow, clear waters off Iceland, which of the following can we understand by studying sedimentary rocks? 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? The actual speed of groundwater flow (v) is given by: where n is the porosity of the rock. c) creep Aflow throughpermeabilityporosity . which of the following is a good interpretation of the environmental significance of an attribute of a sedimentary rock? a) rock avalanche 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). c) a lake can gain water if it is lower then the water table in areas adjacent to the lake c) a 4 billion year age on a rock in Canada 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 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? Groundwater separated from atmospheric pressure by relatively impermeable material is termed confined groundwater . d) they can be too small to see but can build diagnostic features in the rocks For most rocks, porosity varies from less than 1% to 40%. b) the rock cooled quickly 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. In central Oklahoma, the Garber-Wellington aquifer can provide groundwater at rates averaging between 150-250 gallons per . 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. Igneous and metamorphic rocks generally have very low porosity, because of their interlocking crystals. b) stresses are pushing inward all directions by the same amount e) all of the above, a) abrasion is concentrated on the upstream side of obstructions, the size of clast that a river can carry is primarily controlled by: the volume of open spaces in rock or soil. c) shaking during an earthquake holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or . 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