2.10 Groundwater

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What is the process by which water enters the small pore spaces between particles in soil or rocks?

transpiration

infiltration

precipitation

sublimation

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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

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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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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

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The boundary between the saturated zone and the unsaturated zone is called the _____.

water table

aquifer

aquiclude

porosity

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The near-surface zone where all pores are filled with water is called

the saturated zone.

the vadose zone.

the water table.

the aquifer.

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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.

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2.10 Groundwater

What is the process by which water enters the small pore spaces between particles in soil or rocks?

The best groundwater aquifers have __________ .?

What happens to the water table in an extremely wet year? In an extremely dry one?

What characteristics are needed for rock in and around an aquifer?

Look at the image above. What is the difference between the saturated and the unsaturated zones of ground water?

The boundary between the saturated zone and the unsaturated zone is called the _____.

The near-surface zone where all pores are filled with water is called

Ground water is:

What causes a spring?

What is the process by which water enters the small pore spaces between particles in soil or rocks?

The best groundwater aquifers have __________ .?

What happens to the water table in an extremely wet year? In an extremely dry one?

What characteristics are needed for rock in and around an aquifer?

Look at the image above. What is the difference between the saturated and the unsaturated zones of ground water?

The boundary between the saturated zone and the unsaturated zone is called the _____.

The near-surface zone where all pores are filled with water is called

Ground water is:

What causes a spring?