Groundwater Practice

What is the amount of air space in soil or rock?

• Porosity

• Permeability

What is the rate (how fast) water can go through the pores of a rock?

• Porosity

• Permeability

If water cannot go through a substance what would it be called?

• Permeable

• Impermeable

If something has high porosity and permeability then ________________.

• Water can flow through easily

• Water can not flow through it

Where is groundwater stored?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Aquifers

• Glaciers

While digging a deep hole you may eventually find water. What is that line called right when you hit the water?

• Zone of Aeration

• Zone of Saturation

• Water Table

• Impermeable Layer

Which area of the ground is completely filled with water?

• Zone of Aeration

• Zone of Saturation

• Water Table

• Impermeable Layer

What does area #1 represent?

• Zone of Aeration

• Zone of Saturation

• Water Table

• Impermeable Layer

What does area #2 represent?

• Zone of Aeration

• Zone of Saturation

• Water Table

• Impermeable Layer

What does area #3 represent?

• Zone of Aeration

• Zone of Saturation

• Water Table

• Impermeable Layer