1) Karst topography is found in ____ rock. a) limestone b) sandstone c) pumice 2) Which region of VA has the oldest rocks and highest peaks? a) Blue Ridge b) piedmont c) Appalachian plateau 3) The process when sediment is carried and eventually SETTLE OUT? a) deposition b) erosion c) weathering 4) The ability of a rock to allow sediment to transmit water? a) deposition b) karst c) permeability 5) A layer of permeable rock that transports groundwater freely? a) water table b) aquifer c) O horizon 6) ____ is the amount of space between materials where water will move freely. a) deposition b) permeability c) porosity 7) Which region of VA is known for having karst topography? a) valley and ridge b) piedmont c) coastal plain 8) Which region of VA is known for having COAL deposits? a) valley and ridge b) piedmont c) Appalachian plateau 9) Which part of the hydrologic cycle happens mostly over the ocean? a) evaporation b) run off c) transpiration 10) Which part of the hydrologic cycle happens when plants give off moisture? a) condensation b) evaporation c) transpiration 11) Groundwater layers from the top down are aeration, water table, ___, and bedrock. a) deposition b) saturation c) condensation 12) Stalactites are formed form the peculating of what mineral? a) graphite b) hematite c) calcite 13) Which Virginia Watershed is located in the Appalachian plateau? a) Gulf of Mexico b) Chesapeake Bay c) North Carolina Sound 14) Washington DC is located in which VA watershed? a) Gulf of Mexico b) North Carolina Sound c) Chesapeake Bay 15) A ____ is an area where the water table reaches the surface. a) spring b) alluvial fan c) delta 16) A ___ happens at the END of a river when it empties into a bay or ocean. a) alluvial fan b) delta c) spring 17) Which VA province is known for having rolling hills? a) valley and ridge b) Piedmont c) Blue Ridge d) Appalachian plateau 18) What is directly ABOVE the water table? a) zone of unsaturation b) bedrock c) zone of saturation 19) The ability of a rock to transmit water through it? a) porosity b) permeability c) saturation d) hydrologic

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