1. Geology Review Jeopardy
Terminology
The Water Table
Cause & Effect
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When groundwater is pumped from the ground the water level declines near the well, this is known as the
Cone of Depression

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The boundary between the saturated zone and the unsaturated zone is called the __________.
Water table

4. 1 - $300 The infiltration of water into the subsurface is the _______.
recharge

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________ is an underground layer of permeable rock or unconsolidated materials from which groundwater can be extracted.
An aquifer

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_________ is typically due to changes in subsurface pressure due to removal of fluids and has resulted in changes in elevation of the land surface in many areas where oil and groundwater have been pumped excessively from the ground.
subsidence

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The dotted line is:
The water table

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Region A is the _____________
Vadose Zone

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Region B is the _____________
Zone of Saturation

10. 2 - $400 The rate of groundwater flow is proportional to the
the hydraulic gradient and hydraulic conductivity

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If multiple wells are drawing from the same aquifer, water in the aquifer will ________.
move downward and toward the well drawing the most water

12. 3 - $100 A cone of depression/groundwater overdraft caused by
groundwater pumping that exceeds recharge

13. 3 - $200 Saltwater intrusion results from
overpumping of groundwater near the coast.  

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Excessive pumping in relation to recharge can cause (3 main things)
the water table to decline
a cone of depression
the well to go dry

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Where have large land areas have been purchased by the government because the land is caving in due to subsurface coal fires
Centralia, PA

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You find yourself living in a very rural area where everyone has water wells in a sandy aquifer. One of your neighbors also has a convenience store with some gas pumps. One day you turn on your water and get a very slight smell of petroleum. What might you be able to infer from this?
Your well is drawing in some petroleum that may be leaking from the storage tanks at the store.