EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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A body of impermeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
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A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
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The upper limit of the underground region where the cracks & pores within rocks & sediments are completely filled with water.
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Layers of soil formed from the movement of the products of weathering.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -When a water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells and springs, it is called an aquifer. Wells can be drilled into the aquifers and water can be pumped out. Precipitation eventually adds water (recharge) into the porous rock of the aquifer.
Detailed explanation-3: -An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Groundwater can be extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology.
Detailed explanation-4: -An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt).
Detailed explanation-5: -Permeability is a measure of the interconnectedness of pores. The connection between pore spaces allows groundwater to flow through the sediment or rock. The combination of water storage (porosity) and flow (permeability) makes a good aquifer-a rock unit or sediment that contains usable groundwater.