Water Cycle Porosity Permeability Capillarity

Porosity refers to...

• the shape of the particles
• The sorting of the particles
• % of pore space in a material
• % of cement in a material

Water flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.

• slower
• faster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If porosity is low then permeability is ______________.

• low
• high

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

The ___________________ the grain size, the faster the water will move through the soil.

• more mixed
• smaller
• larger

Poorly sorted soil...

• has low porosity
• has high porosity
• has high pore space
• means water will move through quickly

Well sorted soil...

• has low porosity
• has low pore space
• has high porosity
• means water will move through slowly

the measure of the storage space available in an aquifer.

• aquifer
• permeability
• porosity
• divide

The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer. 

• porosity
• permeability
• gradient
• divide

A soil sample with a large amount of space between the particles will have a

• High Porosity
• Low permeability rate
• High capillarity
• Low infiltration rate

The diagram shows two identical containers filled with uniform particles that were sorted by size.  Which characteristic is most likely the same for these particle-filled containers?

• Water retention
• Capillarity
• Infiltration rate
• Porosity