Topic 8 - Quizizz

Porosity refers to __________

% of pore space in a material

Which is most permeable?

Gravel

_______ is more permeable since water passes through it.

Gravel

The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer.

Permeability

What is the relationship between soil type/particle size and permeability?

The larger the particle size, the faster the permeability rate.

Water flows through permeable materials ______ than impermeable materials.

faster

Water flows through permeable materials _______ than impermeable materials

faster

Impermeable materials

have little to no pores

A soil sample with a large amount of space between the particles will have a ____________

high porosity

The ________ the grain size, the faster the water will move through the soil

larger

If the porosity is low, the permeability is

low

The amount of space between sediment is called ________

porosity

The measure of the storage space available in an aquifer.

porosity

If water can easily move between cracks of a rock, we can say that _______

rock is permeable

What is permeability?

the ability to allow water to flow through

A sponge has high porosity. A rock can have it too. Porosity is _________

the ability to hold water

What is porosity?

the amount of space between particles