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Term
Groundwater
Definition
Water filling open spaces in rock, sediment, and
soil beneath the surface
Term
GroundWater additional use
Definition
erosional agent and geothermal
energy
Term
Groundwater comprises (something) of the world’s
supply of freshwater
Definition
8.4 million km3
Term
Water enters the groundwater reservoir via several
pathways
Definition
ground infiltration of precipitation as well as
infiltration from streams, lakes, swamps, artificial
recharge ponds and water treatment systems
Term
Movement of groundwater through the tiny pores of soil,
sediment, and rock filters out many impurities such
Definition
disease-causing microorganisms and pollutants.
Term
Water in the hydrosphere: Ocean,Ice caps,lakes and stream
Definition
Ocean: 97.2%
Ice caps: 2.15%
Lakes and Stream: 0.65%
Term
(something) of the earth’s unfrozen fresh water exists as groundwater
(something) of the public water supply in the US is derived from groundwater
Definition
98%
40%
Term
(something) of the largest 100 cities in the US depend entirely on groundwater, a reflection of the fact that it is(something)
Definition
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the cheapest source of municipal water
Term
Porosity
Definition
*proportion of void space within
or between mineral grains
*percentage of the material’s total volume
[image][image]that is pore space and determines the amount of ground-water a material can
hold
Term
Permeability
and depends on
Definition
*measure of how readily a fluid passes through the material (hydraulic conductivity) or capacity of a material to
transmit fluids
*on pore size and interconnectedness
Term
Aquitard
Definition
a rock that may store water but
in which water flow is slowed
*(low porosity and permeability)
Term
Aquiclude
Definition
a rock that is impermeable, an
extreme aquitard. This term is not
commonly used today
Term
Types of porosity
Definition
intergranular
solution
fracture
Term
water flow easily though
Definition
interconnected fractures
Term
Aquifer
ex
Definition
*A permeable layer transporting groundwater
*Sand and gravel deposits, fractured granite, and limestone with solution
cavities
Term
aquicludes
Definition
Impermeable materials that prevent groundwater movement
Term
examples of aquicludes
Definition
Shale and unfractured igneous and
metamorphic rocks
Term
Porosity and permeability
Definition
control groundwater movement and recoverability
Term
porosity of sedimentary rocks
less pore space
more poor space
Definition
*poorly rounded, poorly sorted, well cemented
*well rounded, well sorted, no cement
Term
sedimentary rocks
vesicle
bedding planes
Definition
porous but not permeable
permeable but not porous
Term
ground surface
zone of aeration
capillary fringe
water table
zone of saturation
Infiltration
Definition
organic soil
*Region in the ground in which pore spaces are filled with air
*The upward movement of water through very small pore spaces
*The interface between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration
*Region in the ground in which pore spaces are filled with water
*The downward movement of water through pore spaces of permeable rock or soil
Term
Moisture Through Trees
Definition
Only the water that infiltrates the soil will contribute to groundwater
Term
Factors Affecting Infiltration
*Grade slope
*steep slope
* Heavy precipitation
*space vegetation
*Dense vegetation
*Gravel
*sand
*clay
Definition
* low runoff much infiltration
*much runoff but poor infiltration
* ground surface saturated but poor infiltration
* good infiltration
*poor infiltration
*Good Infiltration
*Moderate Infiltration
*poor Infiltration
Term
Perched water table
Definition
fake water table
Term
Sustained yields
Definition
how much can a aquifer yield day to day without depleting resource
Term
movement of groundwater
Definition
high to low pressure- hill to river
Term
Potentiometric contours
Definition
water table map from wells indicate flows
Term
Discharge
Definition
where gw enter streams or lakes or withdrawn
Term
Water table rise or fall base on
Definition
the ratio of recharge to discharge
Term
Springs
Definition
gw laterally intersect land surface and is discharge - at cavities and fractures
Term
Water well
Definition
opening that connects to the zone of saturation
Term
Cone of depression
Definition
when too much water is withdrawn from well
Term
Water wells factors
Definition
distribution, rock types, porosity and permeability fracture patterns well depth
Term
Artesian systems
Definition
sloping aquifers is confined- enough recharge to keep filled- hydrostatic build up- ground water rise to the top of the aquifer wells
Term
Desert oases
Definition
gw rise where aquifer intersects surface- moves up fault
Term
Erosion and deposition gw cause chemical weathering – soluble rocks-
Definition
limestone- karst topography
Term
Sinkholes
Definition
openings from soluble rocks enlarged by seeping water
Term
Cave
Definition
water dissolves carbonate rock forming a cavities solution- water table drains into formed cavities therefore interconnected system- water seeping into cave form cave deposits
Term
Stalagmites (drip stone)
Definition
icicle-shaped masses suspended from cave ceilings. grow in low sea level
Term
water use
Definition
(4) municipal supplies, (5) rural use, (1) irrigation, (3) self- supplied industry use and (2) thermo-electric power
Term
Groundwater mining
Definition
overdrafts removing more water than recharge
Term
Solution for overexerting water table
Definition
low energy precision application, water meters, treated waste water for irrigations, water diversion programs
Term
High withdrawal of the gwt results in compaction and subsidence
Definition
reduction in porosity- aka venice
Term
Salt water intrusion
Definition
gw less dense, when depleted the saltwater enter the well
Term
Remediation for gw
Definition
pond used to recharge freshwater system thus pushing the saltwater beyond the well
Term
Urbanization increase or decrease recharge
Definition
increase
Term
which aquifers is affected most by loss of recharge confined of unconfined
Definition
confine
Term
water withdrawal can dry up
Definition
river and swamp
Term
ppm of TDS less than
Definition
500 ppm or even less according to the tds
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