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What allows precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves?

Porous and permeable materials like sand, gravel, and fractured rocks allow precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves. As water percolates through these materials, it gets stored in underground reservoirs called aquifers. The amount of precipitation and the properties of the ground material influence the rate and amount of groundwater recharge.


What allows precipitation to pass quickly through and form groundwater reserves?

Permeable and porous rocks, such as sandstone and limestone, allow precipitation to pass quickly through and form groundwater reserves. These rocks have interconnected spaces that water can flow through easily, enabling it to infiltrate the ground and recharge the groundwater system efficiently.


What is a name of a rock that does not allow water to pass through?

An impermeable rock that does not allow water to pass through is called a impermeable rock, such as shale or clay. These rocks have very low porosity and permeability, preventing water from flowing through them.


What are soils that allow water to pass through them faster?

Loose or sandy soils allow water to percolate(pass) through them faster


Soils that allow water to pass through them faster are more what?

Soils that allow water to pass through them faster are more permeable. This means that water can flow more easily through the soil, which can be beneficial for plants by preventing waterlogging and promoting better root growth.

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What allows precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves?

Porous and permeable materials like sand, gravel, and fractured rocks allow precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves. As water percolates through these materials, it gets stored in underground reservoirs called aquifers. The amount of precipitation and the properties of the ground material influence the rate and amount of groundwater recharge.


What allows precipitation to pass quickly through and form groundwater reserves?

Permeable and porous rocks, such as sandstone and limestone, allow precipitation to pass quickly through and form groundwater reserves. These rocks have interconnected spaces that water can flow through easily, enabling it to infiltrate the ground and recharge the groundwater system efficiently.


What substances do aquaporins allow to pass through?

Aquaporins allow water molecules to pass through cell membranes.


What is transparent translucent and opaque called?

These terms refer to the ability of a material to allow light to pass through it. Transparent materials allow light to pass through clearly, translucent materials allow some light to pass through but not clearly, and opaque materials do not allow any light to pass through.


What happens to light when it travells through air and meets a transparant surface?

transparent surfaces, allow light to pass through, translucent surfaces allow SOME light to pass through and opaque surfaces DO NOT allow any light to pass through


What type of material always lets light pass through it?

Transparent materials will always allow light to pass through, translucent materials will allow light to pass through as well but the light rays will be scattered. Opaque materials will not allow any light to pass through.


What allows xrays to pass through?

radiolucent allows x-ray pass through radiopaque does not allow it to pass through


What special structures on some stems allow gases to pass through?

Lenticels allow gases to pass through them. Hope this helped. Gigi


Allows precipitation to pass quickly through and form groundwater reserves?

permeable


What material does not allow light to pass through it?

Opaque materials do not allow light to pass through them.


Can solid objects allow light to pass through it?

No, solid objects do not allow light to pass through them because the particles are tightly packed and do not allow for the transmission of light. Materials such as glass and plastic are transparent solids that allow light to pass through due to their molecular structure and arrangement.


Does not allow light to pass through?

is opaque