Infiltration
Infiltration is when
Precipitation enters the ground
Groundwater is located
Underground in the zone of saturation.
What two zones have we learned about?
The zone of saturation and the zone of aeration.
What is porosity
The amount of space/pores that allows water to pass through it. (It being soil)
Gravitational water is
Water that drains through soil profile
Along with infiltration , what else helps groundwate?
precipitation And run off
What’s the definition of recharge
new Water that enters an aquifer
What’s the difference between the zones of aeration and the zone of saturation?
One holds water and one is above the water.
What is the easiest size of sand for water to filter through
Small sand
Capillary water is
Water held in large pores
What can change the way infiltration gets through the earth and soil
Pours/pourus rocks
the layer/atmosphere the ground water is in
The hydrosphere
What is the zone of saturation
Where groundwater fills all existing pores
What can low porosity cause
Flooded area
True or false: plants roots can still get to capillary water
True
After infiltration, if water gets too pressured (and hot) what is it called?
Geyser
How are stalagmites formed
Ground water that holds material falls from stalactites as small drops
What is the zone of aeration
The moist area of materials above the water table
What can different porosity aid?
Pollutants and garbage in groundwate.
Capillary Water can go both (direction) and (direction)
Up and down
When it rains and an air pocket forms (due to soil going further down) what is it called?
Sinkholes
Ground water makes up how much of earths water?
.31%
What is the water table
The space that makes up the upper boundary of the zone of saturation
Poroud rocks lay abov…
Groundwater
What pulls gravitational water
Gravity