Exercises

Question 17.1

What are the main reservoirs of water at and near Earth’s surface?

Question 17.2

How do mountains form rain shadows?

Question 17.3

What is an aquifer?

Question 17.4

What is the difference between the saturated and unsaturated zones of an aquifer?

Question 17.5

How do aquicludes form a confined aquifer?

Question 17.6

Why does water from an artesian well flow to Earth’s surface without pumping?

Question 17.7

How are recharge and discharge balanced to keep the groundwater table at a constant level?

Question 17.8

How does Darcy’s law relate groundwater movement to permeability?

Question 17.9

How does groundwater create karst topography?

Question 17.10

What are the sources of water in hot springs?

Question 17.11

What are some common contaminants in groundwater?

Question 17.12

How do microorganisms survive deep in Earth’s crust?