Hydrogeology Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 14203)


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Water that is beneath Earth's surface
a) groundwater
b) porosity
c) geyser
d) impermeable

Body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
a) geyser
b) well
c) Aquifer
d) water table

Ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores
a) porosity
b) permeability
c) well
d) aeration

Natural flow of groundwater to Earth's surface in places where the ground surface dips below the water table
a) geysers
b) aquifer
c) well
d) spring

Water cannot flow through it
a) impermeable
b) permeable
c) recharge zone
d) aeration

upper surface of underground water
a) impermeable
b) aquifer
c) spring
d) water table

Zone of an aquifer in which the pore space is completely filled with water
a) well
b) saturation
c) permeable
d) aeration

anywhere that water from the surface can travel through permeable rock to reach an aquifer
a) aeration
b) aquifer
c) saturation
d) recharge zone

Hole that is dug to below the level of the water table
a) spring
b) well
c) aquifer
d) groundwater

Zone that lies between the water table and Earth's surface
a) porosity
b) saturation
c) aeration
d) well

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