SCI CHP 15: Part 2 - Groundwater Movement Factors & Influences

_____ determines how much water the soil can take in, while _____ and _____ determine how fast it can move underground.

• 1. Gravity, porosity, permeability

• 1. Porosity, permeability, gravity

• 1. Permeability, porosity, gravity

• 1. Gravity, permeability, porosity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT a factor that affects groundwater movement?

• Viscosity

• Permeability

• Porosity

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which answer choice BEST describes porosity?

• Porosity is the color variation in a material.
• 1. The rate of horizontal groundwater flow.

• 1. The rate of groundwater infiltration.

• The amount of water a sediment can hold.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Roger has lived in his house for a few decades. He's noticed that, when it rains a great deal, the ground near his house appears to be very slow at absorbing the water. But it does appear that, though it takes a long time, the ground has the capacity to hold a great deal of water. What would you say about this ground?

• It has high permeability and high porosity.

• It has low permeability and high porosity.

• It has high permeability and low porosity.

• It has low permeability and low porosity.

Clay has _____ porosity and _____ permeability.

• high, low

• high, high

• low, low

• low, high