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Soil Porosity and Permeability

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the relationship between particle size and porosity?

a)

As particle size increases permeability increases

b)

As particle size decreases permeability increases

c)

There is no relationship

2.

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

a)

water is permeable

b)

rock is permeable

c)

rock is impermeable

d)

water is impermeable

3.

What affect does particle size have on permeability

a)

No effect

b)

The larger the particles the lower the permeability

c)

The larger the particles the higher the permeability

d)

The smaller the particles the higher the permeability

4.

Water flows through permeable materials ____ than impermeable materials.

a)

slower

b)

faster

5.

If porosity is low then permeability is

a)

low

b)

high

6.

If particle size decreases, permeability

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

d)

will sometime decrease and other times increase

7.
Which container has the lowest porosity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A and B
8.
Poorly sorted soil...
a)
has low porosity
b)
has high porosity
c)
has high pore space
d)
means water will move through quickly
9.
The amount of space between soil is:
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
10.
A material with a high porosity has:
a)
Little space
b)
A lot of space
11.

As permeability increases

a)

Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

b)

Infiltration increases and runoff decreases

c)

Infiltration decreases and runoff increases

d)

Infiltration increases and runoff increases

12.

As permeability increases

a)

Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

b)

Infiltration increases and runoff decreases

c)

Infiltration decreases and runoff increases

d)

Infiltration increases and runoff increases