Aquifers Quiz well answered graded A+ 2023/2024

Aquifers QuizSaturated Zone - correct answer a layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water Unsaturated Zone - correct answer a layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water Unconfined Aquifer - correct answer An aquifer made of porous rock covered by soil, which water can easily flow into and out of. Confined Aquifer - correct answer A groundwater storage area trapped between two impermeable layers of rock. Water Mining - correct answer withdrawing water faster than it can be replenished Ogallala Aquifer - correct answer A massive groundwater deposit under eight mid-western states, including Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Land Subsidence - correct answer The gradual sinking of land. The condition may result from the removal of groundwater or oil, which is frequently instrumental in supporting the overlying rock and soil. Artesian Well - correct answer A well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer Potentiometric surface - correct answer The potential level to which water will rise above the water level in an aquifer in a well that penetrates a confined aquifer Water Table - correct answer The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater Aquitard - correct answer Earth materials such as clay or low permeability rocks that retard or completely block the flow of water.