G100: Earth Revealed

Start by entering your name and the episode. Then, based upon the video, respond to the following topics. When you are happy with your answers, select "Submit Assignment" to send the file to me.

 

Please include the Course, Episode number, and your name in the Subject of your email (G100: Ep. X - Last Name).

 

 

Episode 21: Groundwater

 

The questions for those who want to copy into Word:

1. Why is groundwater such an important natural resource?

2. What are porosity and permeability, and how do they determine whether a rock unit will be an aquifer or an aquiclude?

3. What is the water table, and how is it affected by surface topography?

4. Describe open and closed aquifers. What is an artesian well, and how do they form?

5. What issues still need to be addressed in terms of groundwater management?

 

 

For those using the "fill-in-the-form" method:

 

 

Your Name

 

Episode

 

Why is groundwater such an important natural resource?

 

What are porosity and permeability, and how do they determine whether a rock unit will be an aquifer or an aquiclude?

 

What is the water table, and how is it affected by surface topography?

 

Describe open and closed aquifers. What is an artesian well, and how do they form?

 

What issues still need to be addressed in terms of groundwater management?

 

 

 

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