35 - Specific Yield
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Practice Questions
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Define specific yield in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you pour water into sand.
What is the formula for calculating specific yield?
💡 Hint: Remember, it involves both volume and water.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is specific yield?
💡 Hint: Think about the water's movement through soil.
True or False: Specific yield and porosity are the same.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of gravity in their definitions.
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Challenge Problems
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Estimate the specific yield of a sandy aquifer that has 80% porosity and holds 120 liters of water in its pores. How much water can be drained?
💡 Hint: First, identify how to relate the porosity and specific retention.
An aquifer has an average specific yield of 15%. If the area of the aquifer is 5000 m², how much water can be stored if the water table drops by 2 meters?
💡 Hint: Use the formula mentioned to calculate the drained volume based on dimensions.
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