Ground Water - Notes

Ground Water - Notes

Underground Layers / When precipitation occurs, water often ______down into the soil and trickles down in between particles of soil and through cracks and spaces in layers of ______.
Permeable – Characteristic of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can ______through.
Impermeable – A characteristic of materials, such as clay and granite, through which water does not easily ______.
______layers have pores that allow water to travel through them.
______layers do not allow water to travel through them.
Saturated zone / The area of permeable rock or soil that is totally ______with water.
Water table / The ______of the saturated zone.
Knowing the depth of the water table tells you how deep you must dig to reach the groundwater.
Aquifer / When water reaches an ______layer, it is trapped and cannot go any further.
This becomes drinkable well or spring water.
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water is called an ______.
People often obtain drinking water from aquifers.
Water may stay in an aquifer for thousands of years before it will ever come to the surface!!!
Artesian Well / A well in which water ______because of ______within the aquifer.
Springs and Geysers / Spring - A place where ground water ______to the surface.
Eg. Hot spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Geyser – A fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure underground and ______at regular intervals.
Eg. Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Groundwater Pollution / Fertilizers, ______chemicals and even salt can get into groundwater as it moves through the soil.
______use of these pollutants can help clean up water