Ground Water Learning Check (Honors)

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What is an aquifer?

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A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

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How does the porosity of poorly sorted sediment compare to well sorted sediment?

Back

It would be less in the poorly sorted sediment.

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Which sample is LEAST permeable?

Back

Flat.

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What is the area where water enters the aquifer called?

Back

Recharge Zone.

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Which layers are composed of permeable material?

Back

Layers A & B.

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What is porosity?

Back

The measure of how much empty space is in a material, which can hold water.

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What is permeability?

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The ability of a material to allow fluids to pass through it.

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What is a confining layer?

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A layer of impermeable rock that restricts the flow of groundwater.

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What is groundwater?

Back

Water that is found underground in aquifers and soil.

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What is the water table?

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The upper surface of the zone of saturation where groundwater is found.