33.4 - Groundwater Movement
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What does Darcy's Law describe?
💡 Hint: Remember it relates flow rate to how steep the water table is.
List the two main components of hydraulic head.
💡 Hint: Think about potential energy and where the water is located.
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What is Darcy's Law used to calculate?
💡 Hint: Think about what flow means.
True or False: Hydraulic head is the sum of elevation and pressure heads.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of hydraulic head.
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Given a sandy aquifer with a hydraulic conductivity of 10 m/s and a hydraulic gradient of 0.05, what is the discharge per square meter?
💡 Hint: Use the formula and substitute the values carefully.
Discuss how changing land use, such as urbanization, could influence hydraulic gradients in a specific area.
💡 Hint: Think about how concrete affects water flow.
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