Terms to Know Terms to Know Capillarity= attraction of Capillarity= attraction of water to the surface of rocks. water to the surface of rocks. Moves against gravity. Moves against gravity. Porosity= The size of the gaps Porosity= The size of the gaps between rocks between rocks Permeability= the rate of Permeability= the rate of water movement through the water movement through the rock layers rock layers
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Terms to Know Capillarity= attraction of water to the surface of rocks. Moves against gravity. Porosity= The size of the gaps between rocks Permeability=
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Terms to KnowTerms to Know
Capillarity= attraction of water to the Capillarity= attraction of water to the surface of rocks. Moves against gravity.surface of rocks. Moves against gravity.
Porosity= The size of the gaps between Porosity= The size of the gaps between rocksrocks
Permeability= the rate of water Permeability= the rate of water movement through the rock layersmovement through the rock layers
POROSITY/PERMEABILITYPOROSITY/PERMEABILITY
Porosity – The percentage of open spaces in a Porosity – The percentage of open spaces in a given volume of rock.given volume of rock.
Aquifer: A body of rock in which large amounts of water can flow and be stored
Zone of aeration – The zone that lies between the Zone of aeration – The zone that lies between the water table and the earth’s surface.water table and the earth’s surface.
Groundwater ZonesGroundwater Zones
Zone of saturation – The layer of the ground where Zone of saturation – The layer of the ground where all the pores are filled with water.all the pores are filled with water.
- - Water tableWater table
Capillary FringeCapillary Fringe
1,000,000,000,000,0001,000,000,000,000,000
Wells and Springs
Well – Hole that is dug to below the water table and through which groundwater is brought to the surface. Ordinary wells Artesian wells
Spring – a natural flow of groundwater to Earth’s surface in places where the ground surface dips below the water table.
WellsWells
ARTESIAN WELLSARTESIAN WELLS
CONE OF DEPRESSIONCONE OF DEPRESSION
Hot Springs and Geezers… I mean Geysers
Hot Springs – when heated groundwater (by magma) rises to the surface.
Geysers – A hot spring that periodically erupts from surface pools or small vents.
Caves- results by the breakdown of limestone due to carbonation