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CLEMSON GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Groundwater:EwhyEshouldEweEcare?E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
YOUEMUSTEhaveEthisEresourceEtoEsurvive

hydrologicEcycleE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-oceanE=EbiggestEreservoirE(1,000,000Eunits)

2ndElargestE=EglacierE(26000Eunits)

3rdElargestE=EgroundEwaterE(15000Eunits)

runoffE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
waterEthatErunsEacrossEtheElandscapeEandEeventuallyEendsEupEinEaEriverEorEstreamEandEcontinuesEt
oEmoveEdownstream

infiltrationE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-waterEsoaksEINTOEground,EbecomesEpartEofEgroundEwaterEsupply

porosityE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
TheEpercentageEofEtheEtotalEvolumeEofEaErockEorEsedimentEthatEconsistsEofEopenEspaces

TypesEofEporesE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-IntergranularEPores

Fractures

Vugs

IntergranularEPoresE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-"betweenEgrains"

openEspacesEinEbetweenEparticles

-MOSTEgroundwaterEisEstoredEhere

FracturesE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
rocksEhaveElotsEofEcracks,EtheyEcanEbeEpathwaysEforEwaterEorEwaterEcanEbuildEupEinEthem

,vugsE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-openingEinEtheErock,ElikeEaEbigEhole

-*cavesEareEbasicallyEbigEvugs*

-notEveryEcommon

WellEsortedE=E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-highEporosity

poorlyEsortedE=E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-lowEporosity

cementationE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
naturalEcementEtoEglueEtheEparticlesEtogether,EfillingEinEallEtheElittleEcracks

-moreEcementE=ElessEporosity

permeabilityE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
whetherEorEnotEtheEmaterialEletsEwaterEthrough,EhowEeasyEwaterEwillEflowEthroughEmaterial

WaterETableE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-theElevelEwhereEyouEgoEfromEsaturatedEtoEunsaturated

AquiferE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-anyElayerEofEmaterialEthatEcontainsEaEusableEwaterEsupply

-belowEtheEwaterEtable

-recoverEforEhumanEuseEviaEwells

typesEofEaquifersE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-unconfined

confined

perched

,unconfinedE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
thereEisEnothingEaboveEyourEaquiferEthatEisEgoingEtoErestrictEtheEwater

aquitardE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-confiningElayerEbelowEtheEunconfinedEaquifer,EveryEimpermeable

confinedE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
aquitardEaboveEandEbelowE("sandwiched"),EmakesEitEcomplicatedEbcEwaterEcantEsoakEdownEintoEa
quiferEtoEreplenish

artesianEwellE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
theEideaEthatEtheEwaterEpressureEinEtheEconfinedEaquiferEwillEpushEtheEwaterEupEforEyou

-youEneedEtheEwaterEtableEtoEbeEshovedEupEintoEaEhillside/elevatedE-->EcreatesEaEtonEofEpressure

PerchedE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-smallerEonesEthatEdevelopEinEaEhillside

-imperviousElayerEhalfwayEdownEtheEhill,EsoEwaterEgetsEstuckEonEtop

-relativelyEsmall,EprettyEadvantageousEbcEitEgivesEyouEaEsecondEwaterEsource

RechargeE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-howEmuchEwaterEflowsEbackEintoEtheEaquifer

DischargeE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-howEmuchEwaterEflowsEoutEofEtheEaquifer,EpumpingEorEflowing

ifErechargeE>EdischargeE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-waterEtableErises

overdraftingE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-losingEwaterEsupply,EtakingEoutEaElot,EnotEenoughEbackEin

ifErechargeE<EdischargeE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-overdrafting

, coneEofEdepressionE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
depressingElevelEofEwaterEtableEaroundEtheEwellEdueEtoEfastEpumping

-whenEtheEtipEofEtheEconeEgetsEbelowEtheEwell,EitEwon'tEworkEanymore

-pumpingEatEaEslowerErateEwillEfixEthisEissue

subsidenceE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
groundsinkingEaboveEaquifer,EsedimentsEtrickleEdownEintoEporeEspace,EblocksEwater

-
almostEimpossibleEtoEreverseEtheEproblemEbcEporosityEisEgoneEandEwaterEcanEnoElongerEinfiltrateEt
heEwell

salinityEcontaminationE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-saltEwaterEcontaminationEinEaquifer

-theEmoreEyouEpumpEfromEtheEaquifer,EtheEmoreEsaltEcanEgetEin

desalinizationE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
processEforEsuckingEsaltEbackEoutEofEwater,EtreatingEit,EandEthenEfilteringE(COSTLY!!!)

GroundEwaterEmovementE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
typicallyEmovesEveryEslowlyE(sometimesEmeasureEinEcmEperEday)

-good:EwaterEdoesn'tErapidlyEflowEawayEfromEyourEwellE

bad:EifEcontaminated,Eit'llEbeEthereEforEaEwhile

groundwaterEcarriesEdissolvedEsubstancesE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-CO2EandESO2

-theseEdissolveEcarbonateErocks

-causesEaElotEofEsinkEholes

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