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Why cant water pass through a solid rock?
impermeable
What is a Rock that does not allow water to flow through is called what?
the impermeable layer
Which is the layer underground where there no empty space for water or air to fill in?
Impermeable Rock
What is impermiable?
Preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"
What is the Skin on a film of water called?
skin
Is skin impermeable to water carbohydrates fat and protein?
No
Which layers are impermeable?
Impermeable means that stuff can't go through it. Wax is impermeable to water. Paper towels are not. Glass is impermeable to air. Mesh cloth is not. Some things are impermeable to one thing but not another. Clear plastic is impermeable to water and air, but not light. Lead metal is impermeable to x-rays, but not heat. Which layer is impermeable depends on what it is impermeable to.
Can skin be used to take in oxygen?
In humans, no - the skin is an impermeable barrier to air.
Is the water table below the layer of impermeable rock?
No, impermeable rock is the layer of rock that water CAN'T pass.
How does your skin protect you from pathogen?
It's impermeable to bacteria and viruses.
Is a raincoat permeable or impermeable?
A raincoat is impermeable because it is made with fabric or plastic that is made to repel water.
When a soil is impermeable?
The water stays there and forms a water table, like when you dig down in sand and reach water.
Is an aquitard porous or impermeable?
it has to be impermeable so it can line the aquifer without letting water straight through
How do permeable and impermeable rock layers contribute to the formation of a spring?
The water sinks through the ground through permeable rock and is concentrating when it arrives to impermeable rock. When due to erosion the impermeable rock carrying water is exposed, the water appears as a spring.
Is a water table just under impermeable rock?
No! It's called artesian if it IS under an impermeable layer, but just surface or ground water without it.
Do droughts make land impermeable?
Droughts make the soil impermeable as all of the moisture and water is evaporated from the soil
Do reptiles use skin for respiration?
No. Reptiles breath through lungs.Reptiles have keratinized skin.This is impermeable. So they do not use skin
