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Groundwater is stored in, and moves slowly through, moderately to highly permeable rocks called aquifers. The word aquifer comes from the two Latin words, aqua, or water, and ferre, to bear or carry. Aquifers literally carry water underground. An aquifer may be a layer of gravel or sand, a layer of sandstone or cavernous limestone, a rubbly top or base of lava flows, or even a large body of massive rock, such as fractured granite, that has sizable cracks and fissures. In terms of storage at any one instant in time, groundwater is the largest single supply of fresh water available for use by humans.
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How does groundwater collect?
Under the ground, in an aquifer.
Where does water that seeps into the ground collect?
It collects as groundwater below the surface.
What is the name for rainwater that sinks into and is stored in the ground?
Groundwater
Why is water able to soak into the ground and collect as groundwater?
Pore spaces and other gaps in rocks allow water to pass through
What is the difference between renewable groundwater and nonrenewable groundwater?
What is is the difference between renewable groundwater and nonrenewable groundwater?
How does groundwater collect?
Under the ground, in an aquifer.
Where does water that seeps into the ground collect?
It collects as groundwater below the surface.
What is the name for rainwater that sinks into and is stored in the ground?
Groundwater
Why is water able to soak into the ground and collect as groundwater?
Pore spaces and other gaps in rocks allow water to pass through
What is the difference between renewable groundwater and nonrenewable groundwater?
What is is the difference between renewable groundwater and nonrenewable groundwater?
Which would be easier to clean up a stream pollution or a groundwater pollution and Why?
It is always easier to cleanup something if you can get to it. * Streams (and their beds) can be worked on pretty easily. * Groundwater is pretty mysterious: flows are difficult to observe, drawdown to collect pollution depends on porosity, you don't know when the job is done
Hydrogeology is the study of what?
Hydrogeology is the study of groundwater.
What is a slogan for groundwater contamination?
Contaminate groundwater today, drink those contaminates tomorrow. Contaminating groundwater is dumb. Keep groundwater clean - for life.
Does water collect and move under earths surface?
yes! its called groundwater. its funny, cause we're learning 'bout this so this better be right!?! we really haven't started on this topic yet, but.......
Groundwater is stored in and moves slowly through permeable rock called aquifers . in what zone is groundwater located?
Groundwater that is not otherwise fossil groundwater forms part of the "water table".
How do you write a sentence with the word groundwater?
Groundwater is always underground!
What control the rate of movement of groundwater?
What controls the movement of groundwater
