Water Cycle and Infiltration

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Which earth material covering the surface of a landfill would permit the least amount of rainwater to infiltrate the surface?

Which graph best represents the relationship between soil particle size and the rate at which water infiltrates permeable soil?

What was the total amount of water retained on the 7-millimeter beads after the tubing was unclamped and the water flowed out?

What is the deepest zone into which water can be pulled by gravity?

Which set of surface soil conditions on a hillside would result in the most infiltration of rainfall?

Soil composed of which kind of particles would have the longest infiltration time? Assume that all particles allow some water to pass through.

The data table shows that all three tubes of beads had approximately the same

Flash flooding often occurs in city areas because