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FLORIDA SPRINGS MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2025
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Terms in this set (182)
deeply buried salt water, thinly covered or exposed
What are the six different
aquifers, minerals of aquifer rock and microbiology of
natural factors that impact
particular aquifers, residence time, length of
spring water?
groundwater's flow path, and size of pore spaces
cracks in confining layers in some places, and
How does deeply buried salt
occasional reduced pressure from groundwater
water impact spring
pumping from above might allow the upward movement
water?
of some salty water into the spring
How does thinly covered or allows anything at the surface to quickly make its way
exposed aquifers impact into the subsurface, ultimately bubbling up in springs
spring water?
The longer the residence time of water in the
How does residence time ground, the more likely water will engage in chemical
impact spring water? reactions with the rocks it comes into contact with.
Shorter residence times mean that water quality is more
likely to reflect water's interaction with the surface.
How does the relative when water travels greater distances before
length of groundwater's discharging, it is more likely to be impacted by the
flow path impact spring rocks it passes through
water?
When groundwater moves quickly through large pore
How does the relative spaces, water does not have as much of an opportunity
size of pore space impact to become purified. Alternatively, water moving slowly
spring water? through very small pore spaces between sand grains
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or tiny cracks in rocks has a greater opportunity to
filter/purify.
Water management is exercising a degree of control
over water resources. Water management is important
for many reasons. One reason is to resolve water
disputes, this aims to prevent a tragedy of the commons
Explain the concept of water
sitaution. Additionally, water management allows us to
management (what is it?)
understand water resources and how they work. This
and why many people think
allows us to understand how rivers flow, what happens
we need government
underneath springs, and even tracking where runoff
agencies to manage
may go. Many people believe that we need
water.
government agencies to manage water so that we
can make sure water is used for beneficial reasons
and so that it can also be preserved for future
generations. Without water resource managers and
water laws/policies, people would use too much water
with no consequences and or pollute water that is
used for drinking or even habitats for organisms.
In most parts of florida, surface water and ground water
are easily interconnected. Surface water regularly
Water resource people
recharges groundwater with ease. This relationship is
often make a big deal out
important to note, especially in regards to how this
of the distinction between
affects the water table. When too much groundwater is
surface water and
extracted, this ultimately lowers the water tables and
groundwater. Why is such
more surface water from lakes and wetlands sink into
a distinction at least
the ground. Ultimately, springs around florida push
somewhat problematic in
groundwater up via springs. Due to the extreme
Florida?
interconnectedness of the surface water and
groundwater in florida, creating distinctions between
them can be somewhat problematic in florida.
Build a case for classifying The magnitude of a spring is defined by the average
some Florida springs as amount of discharge over time. This magnitude is
"historical" first magnitude assigned to a spring when it is first found and
springs. Of course, you should described, even if the magnitude is different today. A
discuss what this means, and historical first magnitude spring describes a spring that
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then illustrate how historical when it was first described, flowed over 100cfs,
first magnitude springs may however today it may not produce first magnitude flow.
be different from springs This is why first magnitude springs measured today
that have recently been may be different from historical first magnitude
assessed to meet the springs.
criteria of first magnitude
spring.
The different factors impacting spring water quality include:
deeply buried salt water, thinly covered or exposed aquifers,
minerals of aquifer rock and microbiology of particular aquifers,
residence time, length of groundwater's flow path, and size of
pore spaces. Salt water deeply buried in the cracks in confining
layers in some places, and occasional reduced pressure from
groundwater pumping from above might allow the upward
movement of some salty water into the spring, increasing its
salt concentration. Thinly covered or exposed aquifers allows
anything at the surface to quickly make its way into the
subsurface, ultimately bubbling up in springs. The longer the
residence time of water in the ground, the more likely water
Review the several natural
will engage in chemical reactions with the rocks it comes into
factors that impact spring contact with. Shorter residence times mean that water quality
water quality. Remember: is more likely to reflect water's interaction with the surface. The
length of the groundwaters flow path impacts the spring water
these are factors that have
quality because when water travels greater distances before
little or nothing to do with discharging, it is more likely to be impacted by the rocks it
human activity. passes through. Lastly, the size of the pore spaces may impact
spring water quality because larger pores are not able to filter
the water as well as smaller pore spaces.
When was the USF GeoPark 2002
formally created?
What is the top of the the water table
phreatic zone called?
What is another word for the the phreatic zone
saturated zone?
What is connate water? water trapped in sediments during deposition
How would you describe the it is highly permeable, meaning they have a lot of porous
permeability of an aquifer materials
What are the three types of confined, semi-confined, and unconfined
aquifers?
What is a confined aquifer? an aquifer with a barrer to water flow above and below it
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FLORIDA SPRINGS MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2025
NEWEST VERSION WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \\VERIFIED ANSWERS
\GUARANTEED PASS \GRADED A+
Terms in this set (182)
deeply buried salt water, thinly covered or exposed
What are the six different
aquifers, minerals of aquifer rock and microbiology of
natural factors that impact
particular aquifers, residence time, length of
spring water?
groundwater's flow path, and size of pore spaces
cracks in confining layers in some places, and
How does deeply buried salt
occasional reduced pressure from groundwater
water impact spring
pumping from above might allow the upward movement
water?
of some salty water into the spring
How does thinly covered or allows anything at the surface to quickly make its way
exposed aquifers impact into the subsurface, ultimately bubbling up in springs
spring water?
The longer the residence time of water in the
How does residence time ground, the more likely water will engage in chemical
impact spring water? reactions with the rocks it comes into contact with.
Shorter residence times mean that water quality is more
likely to reflect water's interaction with the surface.
How does the relative when water travels greater distances before
length of groundwater's discharging, it is more likely to be impacted by the
flow path impact spring rocks it passes through
water?
When groundwater moves quickly through large pore
How does the relative spaces, water does not have as much of an opportunity
size of pore space impact to become purified. Alternatively, water moving slowly
spring water? through very small pore spaces between sand grains
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or tiny cracks in rocks has a greater opportunity to
filter/purify.
Water management is exercising a degree of control
over water resources. Water management is important
for many reasons. One reason is to resolve water
disputes, this aims to prevent a tragedy of the commons
Explain the concept of water
sitaution. Additionally, water management allows us to
management (what is it?)
understand water resources and how they work. This
and why many people think
allows us to understand how rivers flow, what happens
we need government
underneath springs, and even tracking where runoff
agencies to manage
may go. Many people believe that we need
water.
government agencies to manage water so that we
can make sure water is used for beneficial reasons
and so that it can also be preserved for future
generations. Without water resource managers and
water laws/policies, people would use too much water
with no consequences and or pollute water that is
used for drinking or even habitats for organisms.
In most parts of florida, surface water and ground water
are easily interconnected. Surface water regularly
Water resource people
recharges groundwater with ease. This relationship is
often make a big deal out
important to note, especially in regards to how this
of the distinction between
affects the water table. When too much groundwater is
surface water and
extracted, this ultimately lowers the water tables and
groundwater. Why is such
more surface water from lakes and wetlands sink into
a distinction at least
the ground. Ultimately, springs around florida push
somewhat problematic in
groundwater up via springs. Due to the extreme
Florida?
interconnectedness of the surface water and
groundwater in florida, creating distinctions between
them can be somewhat problematic in florida.
Build a case for classifying The magnitude of a spring is defined by the average
some Florida springs as amount of discharge over time. This magnitude is
"historical" first magnitude assigned to a spring when it is first found and
springs. Of course, you should described, even if the magnitude is different today. A
discuss what this means, and historical first magnitude spring describes a spring that
2/19
, 4/22/25, 2:10 PM Florida Springs Midterm Exam
then illustrate how historical when it was first described, flowed over 100cfs,
first magnitude springs may however today it may not produce first magnitude flow.
be different from springs This is why first magnitude springs measured today
that have recently been may be different from historical first magnitude
assessed to meet the springs.
criteria of first magnitude
spring.
The different factors impacting spring water quality include:
deeply buried salt water, thinly covered or exposed aquifers,
minerals of aquifer rock and microbiology of particular aquifers,
residence time, length of groundwater's flow path, and size of
pore spaces. Salt water deeply buried in the cracks in confining
layers in some places, and occasional reduced pressure from
groundwater pumping from above might allow the upward
movement of some salty water into the spring, increasing its
salt concentration. Thinly covered or exposed aquifers allows
anything at the surface to quickly make its way into the
subsurface, ultimately bubbling up in springs. The longer the
residence time of water in the ground, the more likely water
Review the several natural
will engage in chemical reactions with the rocks it comes into
factors that impact spring contact with. Shorter residence times mean that water quality
water quality. Remember: is more likely to reflect water's interaction with the surface. The
length of the groundwaters flow path impacts the spring water
these are factors that have
quality because when water travels greater distances before
little or nothing to do with discharging, it is more likely to be impacted by the rocks it
human activity. passes through. Lastly, the size of the pore spaces may impact
spring water quality because larger pores are not able to filter
the water as well as smaller pore spaces.
When was the USF GeoPark 2002
formally created?
What is the top of the the water table
phreatic zone called?
What is another word for the the phreatic zone
saturated zone?
What is connate water? water trapped in sediments during deposition
How would you describe the it is highly permeable, meaning they have a lot of porous
permeability of an aquifer materials
What are the three types of confined, semi-confined, and unconfined
aquifers?
What is a confined aquifer? an aquifer with a barrer to water flow above and below it
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