The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Distribution and Movement of Groundwater Flashcards

1
Q

Four things that can happen to the water after it rains:

A

run off immediately
transpired
evaporation
soak into ground

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Water that is not held near the surface penetrates downward until it reaches a zone where all of the open spaced in sediment and rock are completely filled with water called…….

A

zone of saturation

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3
Q

The name of water in the zone of saturation

A

groundwater

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4
Q

The upper limit of the zone of saturation

A

water table

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5
Q

The area above the water table where the soil, sediment, and rock are not saturated

A

Zone of aeration

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6
Q

True or false: the water table is flat

A

False

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7
Q

The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces

A

porosity

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8
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this is a material’s ability to transmit a liquid through interconnected pore spaces

A

permeability

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9
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Impermeable layers composed of materials such as clay that hinder or prevent water movement

A

Aquicludes

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10
Q

Permeable rock strata or sediments that transmit groundwater

A

Aquifers

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