Flash Flooed
Journal: Find your FIRM (20 points)
FIRM Panel 3710780800J There was nothing on the FEMA site, but I just got a flash flood warning on my phone. We have had rain almost everyday for a month, and the red clay dirt does not absorb the water quickly and the water table is already high. As you can see our flood risks come from seasonal rains.
Journal: Porous Rocks (20 points)
How did the two glasses compare in their final water level? The water level in the glass with the pumice stone decreased. The glass with the rock from outside stayed the same. If one or both of the glasses had a drop in water level, where did the water go? The water is inside the pumice stone air spaces, like a sponge. Recall that an aquifer is a layer of rock that holds groundwater. What types of rocks do you think are best for storing groundwater? Porous rocks, because they have the air spaces to store the water.
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Journal: KWL Groundwater (20 points) What I know. It is water in the ground. wells use groundwater. Groundwater makes caves. What I want to know. Where it comes from. Why it stays in the ground. What I learned. groundwater is stored in aquifers. Groundwater comes from precipitation percolating through the layers of earth until it is stopped by an impermeable layer. groundwater contains dissolved minerals. How water moves through the ground is determined by porosity and permeability. The recharge area is uphill from the discharge area. Geysers use groundwater near magma.
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FIRM Panel 3710780800J There was nothing on the FEMA site, but I just got a flash flood warning on my phone. We have had rain almost everyday for a month, and the red clay dirt does not absorb the water quickly and the water table is already high. As you can see our flood risks come from seasonal rains.
Journal: Porous Rocks (20 points)
How did the two glasses compare in their final water level? The water level in the glass with the pumice stone decreased. The glass with the rock from outside stayed the same. If one or both of the glasses had a drop in water level, where did the water go? The water is inside the pumice stone air spaces, like a sponge. Recall that an aquifer is a layer of rock that holds groundwater. What types of rocks do you think are best for storing groundwater? Porous rocks, because they have the air spaces to store the water.
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Journal: KWL Groundwater (20 points) What I know. It is water in the ground. wells use groundwater. Groundwater makes caves. What I want to know. Where it comes from. Why it stays in the ground. What I learned. groundwater is stored in aquifers. Groundwater comes from precipitation percolating through the layers of earth until it is stopped by an impermeable layer. groundwater contains dissolved minerals. How water moves through the ground is determined by porosity and permeability. The recharge area is uphill from the discharge area. Geysers use groundwater near magma.
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