The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Water Beneath the Surface Flashcards
1
Q
True or false: the only groundwater appears in caves near solid rock
A
False
2
Q
Most of the subsurface environment is not solid but contains a huge volume of ____ that exist between grains of soil and sediment and occur as narrow joints and fractures in bedrock
A
openinga
3
Q
True or false: more groundwater makes up the hydrosphere than lakes
A
True
4
Q
Groundwater _____ due to human activity can be a real and growing threat
A
contamination
5
Q
Groundwater is important as an _____ agent
A
erosional
6
Q
What action of groundwater is responsible for surface depressions (sinkholes) and subterranean caverns
A
dissolving
