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A rock that has high porosity is not permeable if the pores or fractures are not connected. The larger and better shorted the particles are, the more permeable the rock or sediment tends to be. Because of this characteristic composition, clay is essentially impermeable, which means that water cannot flow through it.
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Betty Manfield
it affect it because it does not allow the water to pass through.
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How does vegetation allow greater infiltration?
how does vegetation allow greater infiltration
How do differences in surfaces affect the adhesion of tape?
How is differences in surface affect the adhesion f tape? Does the type of surface affect the adhesion of tape?
Up and down movement of water is?
Infiltration is the vertical (up and down) movement of surface water.
What does impearmeable mean?
Impermeable means water can't get through it. For example, clay is impermeable substance (because water can't seep through it), but chalk is permeable (because water can drip through it slowly) Sometimes it also applies to places which you can't get into, for example, an 'impermeable fortress' would be difficult to get into.
What is an impermeable layer?
It is a layer that cannot be penetrated. Typically it refers to penetration by water, though it may sometimes refer to air. If water cannot permeate through a layer, that layer is impermeable.
How does a deciduous forest affect the river discharge?
Infiltration, Infiltration, Percolation
How does porosity affect infiltration?
Porosity affects infiltration because it determines the speed of the infiltration whether it will be fast or not
For infiltration to occur the ground must be?
It needs to be impermeable and not saturated. Hope this helped; I'm in need of trust points and recommended points too.
What are the influencing factors of surface run off?
Run-off vs Infiltration Run-off influencing Factors: Wet soil, impermeable rock (acquiclude) heavy rain, steep slope or gradient, less vegetation cover, erosion, artificial land surfaces I.e Tar Infiltration influencing factors: Dry soil, permeable rock (acquifer) , soft rain, gentle or gradual gradient, vegetation cover,
How urbanization affect river discharge?
Urbanization generally means more impermeable surfaces, like concrete. This increases the amount of runoff (rain going to rivers) which means an increase in the amount (and velocity) of discharge.
Why is granite used to make kitchen work surfaces?
It takes a polish, is relatively impermeable, hard, and beautiful.
How does urbanization paving etc affect runoff and infiltration in a small previously forested drainage basin?
Infiltration decreases; runnoff increases
Where do you expect seepage of water into the ground to be less in a village or in a big city give reason?
Seepage of water into the ground is likely to be less in a big city compared to a village due to the higher amount of impermeable surfaces such as asphalt and concrete in cities that restrict water infiltration. In villages, there are typically more permeable surfaces like soil and vegetation that allow water to seep into the ground more easily.
How does evaporation affect drainage systems in desert areas?
evapoation and soil infiltration.
What factors affect infiltration?
Slope angle of ground surfaceHydraulic conductivity of soil (higher this value, greater infiltration)Presence of vegetation cover (presence of vegetation reduces infiltration rate)Density of vegetation cover (sometimes referred to as leaf area index - higher this value, lower infiltration)
How does the roughness of surfaces that are touching affect the friction betwen the surfaces?
The rougher the surfaces the greater the friction.
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.
