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Soil and Groundwater Warm-up
1. The water in soil sample A goes through it at the rate of 1 foot per day
The water in soil sample B goes through it at the rate of 1 meter per day.
a.
b.
c.
d.
A has a lower porosity than B
A has a higher porosity than B
A has a lower permeability than B because A is slower than B
A has a higher permeability than B
2. What is the difference between stalactites and stalagmites?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Only stalactites are found in caves
Stalagmites are made of limestone and stalactites are made of quartz
Stalactites grow from the floor and stalagmites grow from the ceiling
Stalactites grow from the ceiling and stalagmites grow from the floor.
TRUE or FALSE (Write in T or F)
3. Karst Topography is where limestone is dissolved by sulfuric acid. _F_____
It is false because it is where limestone is dissolved by carbonic acid.
4. Artesian Wells are drilled to an aquifer. _T_____
5. A water table is the upper surface of the zone of aeration. _F_____
A water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation, below the zone of aeration.
6. Bedrock is found in the lowest Soil Horizon, D or R. __T____
7. Subsoil is below topsoil. _T_____
8. A Spring is where the water table meets the surface on a hillside _T_____
9. The water table rises during the formation of Karst Topography. _F_____
The water table lowers. Remember sinkholes are part of Karst Topography.
10.Caverns are found in regions of Karst Topography. Circle the correct answer.
a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Never
d. What’s a cavern?