Geography Exam 3: Groundwater/Aquifers with perfect answers 2024

define the Unsaturated Zone correct answersbtwn water table and soil moisture zone -pores are not saturated define aquiclude correct answersan impermeable layer of rock -doesn't allow transmission of water -water collects in Zone of Saturation define aquifer correct answers-zone of saturation that contains a suitable amt of water for human use -not an underground lake-water is in soil and rock pores above aquiclude What is the Water Table correct answers-top of the Zone of Saturation -usually not visible, underground -visible as streams, springs, and lakes What is a spring correct answers-where ground surface meets the water table -water seeps out at surface what is an Artesian Well correct answers-water from a confined aquifer rises to the surface thru natural pressure where are aquifers found? correct answers-found in regions with: -abundant sandy deposits -sandstone rocks -lots of pores to hold water What fills aquifers with water? correct answers-from precipitation -thousands to millions of years to form