Practice - Property Descriptions
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main zones of subsurface water?
💡 Hint: Think about the distinction between groundwater and what's above it.
Define porosity in your own words.
💡 Hint: Focus on how space impacts water retention.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What characterizes a confined aquifer?
💡 Hint: Focus on what separates confined from unconfined.
True or False: The capillary fringe holds all soil pores filled with water.
💡 Hint: Think about the definitions of the zones.
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Challenge Problems
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Given data from an aquifer test where a well was pumped and the drawdown recorded, calculate the transmissivity if drawdown is noted to stabilize in a certain period.
💡 Hint: Refer back to your notes on aquifer testing methods.
Discuss how the characteristics of the geological formations affect the choice of the aquifer type when designing a water supply system.
💡 Hint: Think about how consolidated and unconsolidated materials differ.
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