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2.10 Groundwater
By William Pollard
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What happens to the water table in an extremely wet year? In an extremely dry one?
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What characteristics are needed for rock in and around an aquifer?
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What causes a spring?
What is the process by which water enters the small pore spaces between particles in soil or rocks?
transpiration
infiltration
precipitation
sublimation
The best groundwater aquifers have __________ .?
low permeability and low porosity
low permeability and high porosity
high permeability and low porosity
high permeability and high porosity
Look at the image above. What is the difference between the saturated and the unsaturated zones of ground water?
the saturated zone has a higher porosity than the unsaturated zone
the saturated zone has a lower porosity than the unsaturated zone
the pore spaces in the saturated zone are completely full of water; the pore spaces in the unsaturated zone are not completely full of water.
the pore spaces in the saturated zone are not completely full of water; the pore spaces in the unsaturated zone are completely full of water
The boundary between the saturated zone and the unsaturated zone is called the _____.
water table
aquifer
aquiclude
porosity
The near-surface zone where all pores are filled with water is called
the saturated zone.
the vadose zone.
the water table.
the aquifer.
Ground water is:
precipitation that accumulates underground.
water from magmatic sources that accumulates underground.
water that has always been underground.
water the leaks into the ground from lakes, rivers, and reservoirs.
