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Aquitard:
aAn impermeable layer that hinders or prevents water movement.
Aquifer:
Permeable rock strata or sediment that transmits groundwater
freely.
Specific yield:
Moves under the influence of gravity
Specific retention:
Portion retained as a film on particle and rock surfaces and
tiny openings
Permeability
the ability of a material to transmit a fluid
Porosity:
percentage of total volume of rock or sediment that consists
of pore spaces
Factors that are important to groundwater movement:
Porosity
Permeability
Gaining streams:
Gain water from the inflow of groundwater through the streambed
Losing streams:
lose water to the groundwater system by outflow through the
streambed
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Geology 9
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Updated
2010-03-31T15:45:53Z
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