EARTH 458 PHYSICAL HYDROGEOLOGY FINAL PRACTICE PROBLEMS GROUNDWATER FLOW DARCYS LAW AQUIFER TESTING AND SOLUTIONS

EARTH 458 PHYSICAL HYDROGEOLOGY FINAL

PRACTICE PROBLEMS GROUNDWATER FLOW

DARCYS LAW AQUIFER TESTING AND

SOLUTIONS




1.3 Which of the following is NOT an example of an inflow or an

outflow?

A: Any type of fluid mass transfer process

B: Groundwater

C: Groundwater recharge

D: Transpiration

E: Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWERS -B


1.3 Which of the following components of the Lake Erie water

budget is not an input to the lake?

,A: Groundwater discharge

B: Evapotranspiration

C: Streamflow in

D: Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWERS -B


1.3 A drainage basin is the basic areal unit of examination for

__________________________, and is delineated by

__________________________.

A: urban systems, groundwater divides

B: groundwater, groundwater divides

C: surface water, groundwater divides

D: surface water, topographic divides

E: groundwater, topographic divides - CORRECT ANSWERS

-D


1.3 The definition of steady state is

,A: Steady state is when a value never changes under any

circumstances

B: Steady state is when the average of a value increases over a

period of time

C: Steady state is when the average of a value does not change

over a period of time, even if individual measurements of the

value itself vary

D: Steady state is when a value changes constantly - CORRECT

ANSWERS -C


1.3 Which of the following is the conservation equation in its most

basic form?



A: Reservoirs - Processes = Outputs

B: Inputs - Outputs = Change in Storage

C: Evaporation - Precipitation = Groundwater

, D: Outputs + Inputs = Conservation

E: Precipitation + Evaporation = Groundwater - CORRECT

ANSWERS -B


1.4 Which of the following terms are not used to refer to a

confining unit?



A: aquitard

B: aquiclude

C: aquifuge

D: confined aquifer

E: leaky confining bed - CORRECT ANSWERS -D


1.4 Which of these terms is sometimes used to refer to a confined

aquifer?