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Small geyser erupting in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Vince Cronin.



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Groundwater

Reading

Read and study chapter 17

Notes and Handouts

Groundwater-MainPoints.pdf (pdf file)

Groundwater-MainPoints.docx (docx file)

Presentation files

--Nothing available at this time. Consult the notes available via the link above.

Smart Figures

17.5 — Water beneath the Earth's surface: https://goo.gl/Z2GhM5

17.13 — Hypothetical groundwater flow system: https://goo.gl/3GYAlI

17.15 — Cone of depression: https://goo.gl/nupO6m

17.17 — Artesian systems: https://goo.gl/yVJhLE

17.24 — How a geyser works: https://goo.gl/qzYxyy

17.32 — Changing direction: https://goo.gl/S06Vhx

17.34 — Kentucky's Mammoth Cave area: https://goo.gl/jsqQfh

Vocabulary to learn

Consult your textbook or lecture notes for definitions. Remember that the best general source of definitions in geology is the AGI Glossary of Geology.

aquifer aquitard cone of depression confined aquifer confining layer
disappearing stream effective porosity elevation head equal total-head contour flow line
ground water hydraulic gradient hydrogeology LNAPL (Light
Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid)
permeability
piezometer piezometric contours pore throat pore porosity
potentiometric contour potentiometric surface pressure head recharge saturated zone
sinkhole solution valley spring total head unconfined aquifer
unsaturated zone vadose zone velocity head water table zone of aeration

Study Questions

GroundwaterQs.pdf (pdf file)

GroundwaterQs.docx (docx file)


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