Aquifers

Aquifers

Important Vocabulary words to focus on.

• Recharge Zone

• Water Table

• Discharge Zone

• Percolate

• Infiltration

• Pourous

• Permeable

Open Ended

What Is the difference between Porous & Permeable Rock?

Multiple Choice

What is an Aquifer?

• A large area of groundwater

• A large area of surface water

• A huge lake

• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

Where does rain water that falls on the Drainage Zone travel to?

• evaporates too fast to travel anywhere

• Stays in the recharge zone

• The recharge zone

• Canada

Open Ended

What is the purpose of the Drainage Zone?

Open Ended

What is the difference between low porosity & high porosity?

Open Ended

Why does water travel faster through the bucket with large rocks, compared to the bucket with sand?