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What is the top layer of groundwater called?
tabel
What are the soil profile layers called?
they r top soil,bed rock,zone r and zone c.
What is the name of the top surface of the zone of saturation?
the zone of aeration
What is the middle layer of the Earth's crust called?
There are 5 layers of the ocean, not 4. They are: 1. Sunlit zone (epipelagic zone) 2. Twilight zone (mesopelagic zone) 3. Dark zone (bathypelagic zone) 4. Abyss (abyssopelagic zone) 5. Trenches (hadalpelagic zone) The scientific names for the layers are in parentheses.
What does it mean when the water table is near the earths surface?
The water table is the level at which the submarine pressure is far from atmospheric pressure. It may be conveniently visualized as the 'surface' of the subsurface materials that are saturated with groundwater in a given vicinity. However, saturated conditions may extend above the water table as surface tension holds water in some pores below atmospheric pressure.[1] Individual points on the water table are typically measured as the elevation that the water rises to in a well screened in the shallow groundwater.The groundwater may be from infiltrating precipitation or from groundwater flowing into the aquifer. In areas with sufficient precipitation, water infiltrates through pore spaces in the soil, passing through the unsaturated zone. At increasing depths water fills in more of the pore spaces in the soils, until the zone of saturation is reached. In permeable or porous materials, such as sands and well fractured bedrock, the water table forms a relatively horizontal plane. Below the water table, in the phreatic zone, permeable units that yield groundwater are called aquifers. The ability of the aquifer to store groundwater is dependent on the primary and secondary porosity and permeability of the rock or soil. In soil that are less permeable, such as tight bedrock formations and historic lakebed deposits, the water table may be more difficult to define.The water table should not be confused with the water level in a deeper well. If a deeper aquifer has a lower permeable unit that confines the upward flow, then the water level in a well screened in this aquifer may rise to a level that is greater or less than the elevation of the actual water table. The elevation of the water in this deeper well is dependent upon the pressure in the deeper aquifer and is referred to as the potentiometric surface, not the water table.
What is the top of the saturated zone called?
The top saturated zone is called the water table.
What is saturated zone of groundwater?
The water table sits on top of the soil zone.
What is the upper surface of saturated aquifer called?
The top level of groundwater in an aquifer is called the water table.
What is the Top of saturated zone?
water table
What is on top of the saturated zone on the water table?
your butt
What is top level of groundwater in an aquifer called?
The top level of groundwater in an aquifer is called the water table.
What is the top level of the groundwater in an aquifer?
The top level of groundwater in an aquifer is called the water table.
What is the top layer of groundwater called?
tabel
What is the top of the saturated zone is known as the?
The water table or phreatic surface.
What is the top level of groundwater in a aquifer called?
Water table
What is the top level groundwater in an aquifer called?
The water table.
What chemical can dissolve rock cement?
Rain that falls on the surface seeps down through the soil and into a zone called the zone of aeration or unsaturated zone where most of the pore spaces are filled with air. As it penetrates deeper it eventually enters a zone where all pore spaces and fractures are filled with water. This zone is called the saturated zone. The surface below which all openings in the rock are filled with water (the top of the saturated zone) is called the water table .The water table occurs everywhere beneath the Earth's surface. In desert regions it is always present, but rarely intersects the surface.
