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What are the three underground zones through which groundwater moves?
there is the zone of saturation in which is the pore space and is completley filled with water. there is also the zone of aeration which is the zone between the earths surface and the aquifers
Which is the layer underground where there are no empty spaces for a water or air to fill in?
Impermeable Rock
What is the boundary between the unsaturated zone and the saturated zone?
This is known as the phreatic surface or water table.
What is the difference between saturated zone and unsaturated zone?
Something is saturated when every available space is filled with liquid, and something is unsaturated when some or all of the spaces inside the contain air.
What is saturated zone of groundwater?
The water table sits on top of the soil zone.
Is the aquifer and the zone of saturation the same thing?
Yes, the saturated zone underground is called the aquifer.
What is the top of the saturated zone called?
The top saturated zone is called the water table.
What is an underground area of soil sand or rock that is saturated with water called?
Sediment.
What are the three underground zones through which groundwater moves?
there is the zone of saturation in which is the pore space and is completley filled with water. there is also the zone of aeration which is the zone between the earths surface and the aquifers
What streams receives water from the saturated zone?
Gaining or effluent streams receive water from the saturated zone.
What is the layer of rocks and soil with pores that contain air as well as water called?
Saturated Zone .
Why would water stop soaking into the ground in the saturated zone?
why would water stop soaking into the ground in the saturated zone
Which is the layer underground where there are no empty spaces for a water or air to fill in?
Impermeable Rock
What is home to an underground forest of tall brown seaweed called kil what is home to an underground forest of tall brown seaweed called kelp?
The near shore zone
Is groundwater found in the saturated zone or the unsaturated zone?
Groundwater is found in a saturated zone, meaning that since there is so much water in the soil, theres just water.
What is the Top of saturated zone?
water table
What is the saturated zone?
the zone in rock layers where all the pores are filled with water
