GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GROUNDWATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If water is able to flow through the pore spaces a rock is said to be ____
A
permeable
B
impermeable
C
aquifer
D
geyser
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For a rock to be permeable and for water to move through it, the pore spaces between the grains in the rock must be connected. Permeability is therefore a measure of the ability of water to move through a rock.

Detailed explanation-2: -Permeability is a physical property of soil and is defined as the rate of water movement through interconnected pores within soil or rock. It describes how fast or easily water can move from one point to another underground.

Detailed explanation-3: -An aquifer is a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater. Groundwater enters an aquifer as precipitation seeps through the soil. It can move through the aquifer and resurface through springs and wells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Permeability is a measure of the degree to which the pore spaces are interconnected, and the size of the interconnections. Low porosity usually results in low permeability, but high porosity does not necessarily imply high permeability.

Detailed explanation-5: -Groundwater is water that has infiltrated the ground to fill the spaces between sediments and cracks in rock. Groundwater is fed by precipitation and can resurface to replenish streams, rivers, and lakes.

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