Chapter 14 Groundwater Groundwater is …. Water that enters and is stored in the ground

Porosity The amount of pore space

permeability Ability of water to pass through a material

The Water Table Water seeps down through Zone of Aeration Where the water is stored; the soil is soaked with water The surface of the zone of saturation No water passes through Zone of Aeration Zone of Saturation Water table Impermeable Layer

Hillside spring Where the water table meets the surface of the earth

Ordinary well ` A hole dug into the groundwater to get water from the water table

Aquifer Artesian formation Artesian well Transports water An aquifer sandwiched in between 2 impermeable layers

Geyser Hot spring that occasionally erupts hot water