edwards aquifer test exam 2023 with complete solutions

chemical make up of water correct answershydrogen, hydrogen + oxygen= H2o what does it mean that water is a universal solvent? correct answersBecause It is powerful enough to carve valleys crack rocks and create canyons. It dissolves more substances than any other liquids Purpose of surface water correct answersUse to irrigate crops, cool electric plants, and some is collected and treated and used for drinking water. Also used in environmental by trees plants and animals. Identify places where groundwater is found? correct answers- tiny spaces between grains of sand and pieces of gravel - cracks fractures and pores in rocks - large caves and cavities What are aquifers composed of? correct answersSome of are made of layer of cavernous, fractures, pores, and limestone How do artesian springs occur? correct answersWhen underground water is trapped between impermeable layers. Since the water is under pressure and has no where else to go it can rise through a fracture in the earths surface. What percent of water we use is groundwater? correct answers60% What percent of water we use is surface water? correct answers40% Label on a diagram the zone of aeration, zone of saturation, and water table correct answerszone of aeriation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Water table