4.15 DOL

An aquifer must contain a permeable layer of rock, sand, or soil. Which is true about a permeable rock layer?

• It contains little pore space.

• There are pores, but they aren't connected.

• There are pores, and they are connected.

• The water cannot move freely.

A place in the ground where water flows to the surface without being pumped is called an artesian well. What force moves the water to the surface?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Air Resistance

• Tension

A well is replenished by

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer?"

• Zone of saturation

• zone of aeration

• Zone of soil moisture

• Zone of twilight