Ground Water, Sheds, Artesian Wells, and more verified to pas 2023/2024

Ground Water, Sheds, Artesian Wells, and moreGroundwater - correct answer Freshwater below earths surface infiltrates - correct answer Seeps down into ground through pore spaces/cracks in rock Porosity - correct answer The amount/ space between rocks Permeable - correct answer Water can pass though easily - holds water in aquifer Unsaturated zone - correct answer Most of pore space is filled with air Impermeable - correct answer Water cannot pass though easily (makes the bottom and top of the aquifers) aquifer - correct answer Underground layer of rock that is saturated with groundwater - there are two types - unconfined and confined Saturated zone - correct answer Most of pore space is filled with water Water table - correct answer The top of saturated zone - divides unsaturated + saturated zones Confined water level - correct answer Determines if well or spring is an artesian well/spring Artesian Wells - correct answer Only in confined aquifer - water under pressure comes to surface without being pumped Recharge - correct answer Water that enters the aquifer confined aquifer - correct answer Trapped aquifer Unconfined aquifer - correct answer Aquifer that has impermeable layer on bottom but not top Gushing artesian well - correct answer Well that because it has lower elevation, water comes flowing out of the ground Spring - correct answer Anywhere where water comes naturally to the surface Geyser - correct answer Water and steam that builds up pressure underground and erupts - water drains back down into crevasses and repeats cycle Headwaters - correct answer The place where a river starts Surface runoff - correct answer Water that falls on the ground that does not sink into the ground but runs across the Earths surface into other water Delta - correct answer Found at the mouth of a river where sediment is dropped off as the river/stream slows down Tributaries - correct answer Small streams that flow into bigger streams and rivers River - correct answer Large streams Bed - correct answer Bottom of stream or river Mouth - correct answer End of a stream of a river when it flows into a body of water