GPH 111 Saffell Exam 3 | 45 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified
Why are interception and infiltration important? - Interception prevents soil erosion and plugging. Infiltration is water sinking into the ground. What is evapotranspiration? - The combined processes of evaporation and transpiration (water on land going into atmosphere) What are some issues associated with groundwater? - Overpumping and pollution What is the difference between soil moisture and groundwater? - Soil moisture is in the zone of aeration (top layer of soil) Groundwater is in the zone of saturation (lil deeper) Difference between a confined and unconfined aquifer? - Aquifer - rock layer holding groundwater in usable amounts Confined Aquifer - impermeable above and below Unconfined Aquifer - permeable above, impermeable below
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