Porosity and Permeability

Water flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.

• slower
• faster

Which diagram represents the soil with the greatest permeability?

• Choice 1
• Choice 2
• Choice 3
• Choice 4

What is the relationship between soil type/particle size and permiability (as shown by the bar graph below)?

• The larger the particle size, the slower the permeability rate

• The smaller the particle size, the faster the permeability rate

• There is no relationship between particle size and permeability

• The larger the particle size, the faster the permeability rate

Impermeable materials...

• have an abundance of pores.
• let water in.
• have little to no pores.

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

• porosity
• permeability
• gradient
• divide

If water can easily move between cracks of a rock, we can say that...

• water is permeable

• rock is permeable

• rock is impermeable

• water is impermeable

______ is more permeable since water passes through it more easily.

• gravel

• sand

• clay

• Silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water flows through permeable materials ____ than impermeable materials.

• slower

• faster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If porosity is low then permeability is

• low

• high

The amount of space between the sediment particles is called ...

• permeability

• porosity

• evaporation

• condensation