Class C Water Operator Texas Part 1 Complete Questions & Solutions

T/F The hydrological cycle is the natural exchange of water between the ocean and the atmosphere - ANSWER True T/F 25% of the earths water is surface water, but only a small portion can be tapped by wells - ANSWER Flase T/F Groundwater hydrology is the science concerned with the occurrence, distribution, and movement of water above the earths surface - ANSWER False T/F Groundwater is the soil water that collects in porous water bearing geological formations called aquifers - ANSWER True T/F An Aquifer that is not confined from above by an impervious layer of rock or clay is an unconfined aquifer - ANSWER True T/F The level to which water rises in an unconfined aquifer is the water table - ANSWER True T/F An aquifer having a water table is called a water table aquifer - ANSWER True The area above the water table where the formations pores are full of air is the zone of ________ - ANSWER Percolation The area below the water table is the zone of _________ - ANSWER Aeration T/F Water table aquifers are recharged by local percolation - ANSWER True