5.2 - Purpose
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Practice Questions
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What is the difference between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation?
💡 Hint: Think about what each zone holds.
Define porosity in the context of aquifers.
💡 Hint: Focus on the empty spaces in the material.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What describes the zone of saturation?
💡 Hint: Think about where groundwater is stored.
True or False: A confined aquifer is surrounded by impermeable layers.
💡 Hint: Consider how water is trapped in these aquifers.
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Challenge Problems
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A farmer seeks to understand how much water they can extract sustainably from a confined aquifer with a known transmissivity of 15 m²/day. Evaluate and justify their potential daily extraction rate based on a transmissivity-based calculation.
💡 Hint: Reflection on average recharge values is needed.
During an aquifer test, water levels fall by 2 meters in well A over a pumping duration while well B, located 50 meters away, shows a drawdown of 0.5 meters. Calculate the transmissivity of this aquifer.
💡 Hint: Remember to apply log rules and keep your units consistent.
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