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Aquifers Exam Questions And Answers Aeration zone - CORRECT ANSWER the zone immediately below the land surface where the pores contain both water and air, but are not totally saturated with water. Plant roots can capture the moisture passing through this zone, but it cannot provide water for wells. Aka the unsaturated zone. Aquifer - CORRECT ANSWER an underground geological formation able to store and yield water Cone of depression - CORRECT ANSWER the zone around a well in an uncon...

What is a fold line and how is it used? - ANSWER-The fold line is a hinge line along which a vertical cross section may be constructed and then flattened out to a horizontal or map view. It is used to represent the subsurface along any given line in a map view. It need not be perpendicular to strike. What is the angle and side relationships for the sin equation? - ANSWER-sinα = opposite side/hypotenuse What is the angle and side relationships for the tanget equation? - ANSWER-tanα = oppo...

ASBOG HYDROGEOLOGY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 area of influence - correct answer The area within which the potentiometric surface is lowered by withdrawal or raised by injection, of water through a well aquifer - correct answer a geologic unit that is saturated and sufficiently permeable to transmit significant economic quantities of water to wells and springs capillary fringe - correct answer The lowest part of the zone of aeration, immediately above the wate...

IB ESS Topic 5: Soil Systems and Society, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+ pedosphere - -soil - the combination of the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere soil - -a complex ecosystem made up of minerals, organic material, gases and liquids which forms the habitat for many species of plant and animal soil storages - -the energy and matter within soil - organic matter, organisms, nutrients, minerals, air and water soil transfers - -biological mixing, tran...

Geology Exam #4 Questions With Answers Hydrologic Cycle The continuous recycling of water from the oceans, through the atmosphere, to the continents, and back to the oceans Gradient The downhill slope of a river measured as vertical drop/horizontal Velocity The measure of the downstream distance water travels in a given time measure as ft/sec or m/sec Discharge The volume of water in a stream, measured as volume of water that passes a particular point in a given period of tim...

REHS_Big_Practice_Exams 1,2&3 Q&A Updated Spring 23/24. REHS REVIEW BIG PRACTICE EXAM 1: 1. The most important factors in the xmsn of waterborne disease is: A) indirect contact and virulence B) dosage and virulence C) direct contact and dosage D) fomite and pathogen 2. In many jurisdictions, what needs to be issued before a newly constructed building, structure, or business can be opened, used, or occupied? a. Eminent domain b. Deed to the property c. Certificate of use or occupanc...

APES Topics, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+ geologic time scale - -A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history. - Cenozoic (age of mammals, quaternary 1.6-present, tertiary 6.5-1.6 million yrs ago) - Mesozoic (age of reptiles, cretaceous 146-6.5, jurassic 208-146, triassic 245-208 million yrs ago) - Paleozoic (age of fishes, Permian 290-245, Pennsylvanian 322-290, Mississippian 362-322, Devonian 408-362, Silurian 439-408, Ordovician 510-439, ...

Geology 101 Final Test Bank What is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called? - magma What is the name for a basaltic lava flow that has a ropy folded surface? - pahoehoe What is the eruption temperature of basaltic lava? - 1000-1200 °C Which of the following rocks is formed from volcanic ash? - tuff Solidified fragments of volcanic material ejected into the air are called - pyroclasts Which of the following volcanic flows moves the most rapidly? - pyroclastic flows ...

APES UNIT 4 REVIEW Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+ Earth's spheres - -lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - -- inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - -continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - -oceanic Plate tectonics theory - -a model of movement of Earth's crust Convection currents ...

1. What are the three plate boundaries, a de- scription of the di- rection in which they move 2. Features of continen- tal plate (4) Features of oceanic plate (4) 3. What is the structure of the earth starting from the inside (7) 4. Describe what hap- pens at a constructive plate boundary and the landforms associated with it (2) Give one examples of destructive bound- aries 1. Divergent/Constructive (Move away from each other) 2. Convergent/Destructive (Move towards each oth- er...