Porosity Permeability

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

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

• porosity

• permeability

• gradient

• divide

The amount of space between sediment is called ...

• permeability

• porosity

• evaporation

• condensation

What does this picture illustrate?

• porosity because it has holes, permeability is the flow of water

• permeability because it has holes, porosity is the flow of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does this sponge have to make it soak up water?

• It's porous

• It's an aquifer

• It's permeable

• It's impermeable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These containers have the same volume of beads which are representing soil particles. What is the relative porosity and permeability of each?

• The container on the left has the higher permeability and porosity

• The container on the right has the higher permeability and porosity

• The container on the left has the higher permeability, but they both have the same porosity

• The container on the right has the higher permeability, but they both have the same porosity

Impermeable materials...

• have an abundance of pores.

• let water in.

• have little to no pores.

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

• gravel

• sand

• clay

• Silt